Original Investigation
Published: May 14, 2019
A 2018 law makes more veterans eligible for mental health treatment but a KING 5 investigation found the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has done little to spread the word about the program.
Follow Up Story
Published: May 21, 2019
Members of Congress who championed a 2018 law that increases access to mental health care for veterans say the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hasn't done enough to implement it.
Follow Up Story
Published: May 23, 2019
Five U.S. senators sent the Department of Veterans Affairs a letter demanding immediate corrective action in response to a KING 5 investigation that revealed the VA fumbled the roll out of a 2018 law, which expanded access to mental health care for a group of at-risk veterans.
Follow Up Story
Published: June 7, 2019
Vietnam Veterans of America is calling for changes at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs after a KING 5 investigation revealed the agency didn't properly implement a 2018 law that expands mental health care to a vulnerable group of veterans.
Follow Up Story
Published: June 19, 2019
It's the first time the VA secretary has talked publicly about the issue since a May KING 5 investigation revealed the VA missed Congress' deadline to notify eligible veterans of the change, and the agency failed to treat the majority of other-than-honorable veterans who qualified for help under the law.
