{"id":227938,"date":"2025-03-20T15:05:04","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/families-of-vets-who-die-by-suicide-battle-the-va-for-death-benefits\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T15:05:04","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T15:05:04","slug":"families-of-vets-who-die-by-suicide-battle-the-va-for-death-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/families-of-vets-who-die-by-suicide-battle-the-va-for-death-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"Families of vets who die by suicide battle the VA for death benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/sr_ir92p42s\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Families of vets who die by suicide battle the VA for death benefits\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sr_ir92p42s\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A CNN investigation found the VA denied benefits to hundreds of families of veterans who died by suicide. 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