More Veterans Can Get Cancer Treatment Closer to Home as VA Expands 'Close to Me' Program The service brings advanced cancer treatment to veterans at community-based outpatient clinics, many in rural locations.
Exposed to Agent Orange at US Bases, Veterans Face Cancer Without VA Compensation The Defense Department has publicly acknowledged that during the Vietnam War era it stored Agent Orange at the Naval...
VA Opens Door for More Vets with Other Than Honorable Discharges to Receive Health Care and Benefits Under the new regulation, the VA plans to remove a bar against benefits for those dismissed for homosexual acts, as well as...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...
VA's New IVF Policy Doesn't Cover Surrogates or Unmarried Partners, Unlike Tricare The uneven coverage comes after both departments announced the expansions due to a lawsuit claiming their fertility benefits...
VA's PACT Act Management Could Use Lessons from 9/11 First Responders Legislation, Rand Says The PACT Act could benefit from previous 9/11 programs that included more decision-making from beneficiaries and better...
Expanding VA's Fertility Treatment Coverage to Vets Without Service Injuries Too Costly, Secretary Says VA Secretary Denis McDonough was asked by Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., why the VA does not cover in vitro fertilization for...
Vets Say Weight Loss Drugs Have Improved Their Health, But New Patients Are Out of Luck Wegovy patients at the VA say the medication has turned their health around and erased their once-constant "food noise." But...
Veterans Will Soon Be Able to Get VA Health Care at 3 Military Bases in Kentucky, Oklahoma Veterans will soon be able to get health care on three more active-duty military bases -- one in Kentucky and two in Oklahoma...
Veterans Who Are Younger, Female and LGBTQ Are Reporting More Mental Health Issues, Study Finds. The findings come at a time when both the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Department are trying to expand...
Another Fighter Jet Tumbles from Truman Carrier Deck into Red Sea The USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier lost another F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet on Tuesday -- the third since it...
Tweaks to Army's Physical Fitness Test Are Relatively Modest The Army has approved a series of revisions to its physical fitness test, recalibrating performance benchmarks in a modest...
White House Says Trump’s Proposal to Rename Veterans Day Has Been Scrapped The White House has backed off President Donald Trump’s stunning social media proposal to change the name of Veterans Day to...
Weather and Night Vision Goggles Were Likely Factors in Marine Corps Helicopter Crash, Report Finds The CH-53 Super Stallion crashed Feb. 6, 2024, during a late night flight when it hit a mountain near Pine Valley, California...
Hegseth Works Hard to Portray Himself as a Man of the Troops. They Might Not Be Buying It. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News host and National Guardsman, has attempted to reframe the role of the...
