Each year, the Department of Veterans Affairs’ internal watchdog sends a survey to all 139 of the agency’s medical centers coast to coast with a straightforward question: Which jobs have severe staffing shortages? In fiscal year 2025, the responses raised alarm: VA health care facilities reported more than 4,400 severe staffing shortages—a 50% hike from […]
Leah Rosenbaum
Leah Rosenbaum is an investigative reporter at The War Horse. She has spent five years as a health reporter and editor in national newsrooms, including Forbes and Business Insider. Her work has also been featured in Science News, STAT News, Harvard Public Health News, and other publications. She has a master’s of public health and a master’s of journalism from UC Berkeley. She can be reached at leah.rosenbaum@thewarhorse.org, via Proton Mail at leah.rosenbaum@proton.me, and via Signal at leahrosenbaum.01
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‘I Feel Lost.’ Anxiety Grows Among Veterans Cut off From VA One-on-One Therapy
Veterans told The War Horse that therapy session limits are damaging their mental health. VA says it works with veterans to create care plans.
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VA Warned These Companies They May Be Breaking the Law. Most Are Still in Business
Companies that help veterans file their disability benefits received warning letters from Veterans Affairs that claimed they may be acting illegally.
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‘We Need to Terminate Treatment’: VA Mental Health Providers Say They Are Under Pressure to Limit Care
Veterans Affairs mental health providers say they are being pressured to curtail therapy sessions for veterans. VA says they following evidence-based best practices.
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Exodus at VA: 10,000 Employees Are Resigning in September. Here’s the List
Over 10,000 employees will leave the VA in September after taking a deferred resignation. Nurse and doctors quit too. See the full list of positions.
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Is the US Weapons Stockpile Depleted By the War In Ukraine?
Pentagon paused weapons shipments to Ukraine, citing a depleted stockpile. One expert talks about the current state of U.S. weapons.
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Thousands of LGBTQ+ Veterans Were Supposed to Get Pardons. A Year Later, Only Four Have Succeeded
Thousands of veterans separated from the military due their sexuality qualified for pardons under Biden, only four got one.
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Who’s Winning the Multibillion Dollar Battle Over Veterans Benefits?
Congress advances bill that will allow for-profit companies to charge veterans for help with VA benefit claims.
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This Company is Spending Millions to Profit Off Veterans’ Benefits. Why Won’t Lawmakers Stop It?
North Carolina-based Veterans Guardian is fighting laws that would stop unaccredited veterans benefits claims consultants from doing business.
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Vietnam Veterans: Seven Steps to Find Out If You Qualify for Agent Orange Benefits
A new report finds VA failed to notify up to 87,000 Vietnam War veterans they may qualify for compensation for illnesses after they were exposed to Agent Orange. Are you one of them?
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87,000 Vietnam Veterans May Qualify for $844 Million in Benefits. How Come Nobody Told Them?
While there is widespread agreement that America should compensate its veterans for their sacrifice and service, there’s a growing concern about where all this money will come from. Already a record budget shortfall is threatening payments to millions of veterans as soon as October.
