Celebrating Veteran Health on Veterans Day This year, the Veterans Health Administration celebrates 75 years of providing world-class health care and veteran-centered...
The Pentagon and the VA Need to Do More to Battle Veteran Extremism, Congressional Report Finds The congressional committee says that "empirical evidence suggests that individuals with military backgrounds have become...
Veterans File Record Number of Disability Claims, Putting Pressure on Backlog More than 113,000 claims have been filed since August, VA Secretary Denis McDonough said this week.
VA Health Care: Cost and Co-payments Some veterans are required to make copayments for their care and medications.
VA to Review Burn Pit Registry in Wake of Report Calling for Complete Overhaul The registry, introduced in 2014, fails to provide the information for which it was originally intended, according to the...
Over 41,000 VA Patients Warned of Delayed Care Due to Troubled Electronic Records System The number of potentially affected veterans comes after the department announced last week it was delaying further rollout of...
Record Pay Increase Likely Coming for Disabled Veterans and Military Retirees in 2023 Disabled veterans and military retirees will likely see record pay increases in 2023 thanks to COLA changes.
Does Increasing VA Disability Hurt Veteran Employment Rates? Does increasing VA disability compensation hurt veteran employment? If so, is that a problem that needs fixing?
VA Offers Many Types Of Disability Benefits For Veterans And Their Families Disabled veterans have numerous options to choose from in terms of VA compensation.
Judge Orders Navy to Review the Medical Discharges of at Least 3,700 Sailors and Marines A federal judge decided last week that a policy used by the Navy to determine whether members were eligible for medical...
Thousands More US Troops, Attack Aircraft Heading to Middle East as Israel Targets Hezbollah in Lebanon The increase in U.S. forces comes after Israel launched strikes in Lebanon that killed Nasrallah and other key leadership in...
West Point Cadet Faces 13 Sexual Assault and Harassment Charges A U.S. Military Academy West Point cadet is facing 13 charges related to sexual harassment and assault against four women...
Annual Cost-of-Living Boost for Veterans Benefits Finalized by Congress The increase applies to disability benefits, clothing allowances, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving...
Ex-Army Man Faked Marriage for Ill-Gotten Benefits In a letter to the court filed Sept. 20, Andre Fulton II wrote that there "isn’t a day that goes by" that he doesn’t regret...
Stolen Valor & the 2024 Election At its surface, Stolen Valor is a legal term used to describe people who claim gallant military awards -- like the Purple...