United States Department of Veterans Affairs

U.S. military veteran suicides rise, one dies every 65 minutes

Thomson ReutersFebruary 1, 2013 20:15

WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The most extensive study yet by the U.S. government on suicide among military veterans shows more veterans are killing themselves than previously thought, with 22 deaths a day - or one every 65 minutes, on average. The study released on Friday by the Department of Veterans Affairs covered suicides from 1999 to 2010 and compared with a previous, less precise VA estimate that there were roughly 18 veteran deaths a day in the United States.

US Supreme Court won't take combat veterans' mental health appeal

Thomson ReutersJanuary 7, 2013 21:47

* Veterans say VA slow in processing mental health claims * They say delays contributed to veterans' suicides * Lower court had ruled against veterans By Jonathan Stempel WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to consider a challenge by veterans who said delays by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in processing combat-related mental health claims contributed to suicides by veterans.