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Under the old system, a veteran could wait 3 to 7 years for their claim to work its way through the appeals process. -
Aspire remains the only center of its kind in the VA system, dedicated to working with the issues faced by veterans of the most recent conflicts. -
George Mendonsa, a World War II veteran who was photographed kissing a woman in Times Square on V-J Day, died Sunday at 95. A 25-foot-tall statue depicting the famous photo stands near the U.S.S. Midway Museum. -
San Diego repeals an ordinance that banned living in vehicles, Congress will hold a hearing on human research done at San Diego's VA Medical Center, and local police unions fight a new transparency law. -
San Diego had the highest number of suicides, higher than Los Angeles County, which has more veterans. Experts struggle to say why. -
KPBS Midday EditionTrauma from decades earlier linked to older veterans who take their own lives at a rate higher than their peers. -
Ray Chavez, the oldest survivor of the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, was laid to rest at Miramar National Cemetery Thursday after a procession around San Diego County. -
The San Diego City Council unanimously voted, 9-0, Tuesday to invest more than $14 million in homelessness services and programs designed to curb the city's homeless population. -
Rep. Scott Peters on Monday requested a congressional hearing into allegations of dangerous human research at the VA San Diego Healthcare System.
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Ray Chavez died in his sleep early Wednesday morning.
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