VA Checking for Connection Between PFAS Chemicals and Kidney Cancer in Afflicted Veterans The department will review the scientific literature, data and veterans' claims to determine whether renal cancer should be a...
Veterans Not Covered by Toxic Hazards Legislation Wait Decades for VA Recognition, Report Finds While legislation that created presumptive conditions for Agent Orange and burn pits has helped millions, veterans exposed to...
Veterans at 5 VA Medical Facilities Will Have to Start Making Copayments on Prescriptions Again Copayments were suspended as a result of problems caused by the Oracle Cerner electronic records system when it was...
Veterans Benefits Safe After Senate Approves $3 Billion in Additional Funding Before Deadline The Senate approved the legislation to cover the shortfall in Department of Veterans Affairs funding for disability and...
'That's Our Land': Homeless Veterans in LA Hail Court Ruling Ordering VA to Use Campus for Housing The class-action suit was filed in November 2022 by the nonprofit Public Counsel law firm on behalf of 14 unhoused and...
After Stumbling for Years, Federal Program to Address Veteran Homelessness Is Back on Track Since the voucher program launched in 2008, the government has made dramatic strides in addressing veterans’ housing needs...
Veterans' Disability, Education Benefits Could Be Held Up if Senate Doesn't Vote to Fill $3B Shortfall by Friday A $3 billion hole in veterans benefits funding is closer to being filled, but the Friday deadline to fix the issue without...
VA Hospitals Earn High Marks in New Federal Ratings Thirty-five VA hospitals received five stars for quality from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, with nearly...
Vance Would 'Consider' Expanding Private Care Options for Veterans if Trump Wins Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance expressed support for expanding veterans' ability to use private doctors...
VA Awards $2.7 Million to Community Organizations in Texas Working to Prevent Veteran Suicide The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced several steps in VA's ongoing fight to prevent veteran suicide.
House Approves Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill After Bipartisan Compromise Reached A wide-ranging veterans policy bill that would bolster home caregiver programs and support for homeless veterans, among other...
Kings of Campus: How Some Army Instructors Use Their Clout to Prey on College Cadets To the young students in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), the officers who run the programs on college...
Tricare Changes are Coming in 2025. Here’s What Beneficiaries Need to Know Right Now Tricare beneficiaries need to be aware of changes taking place in both the East and West regions and may need to take action...
Naval Academy Graduate Charged with Hate Crime After Pride Flag Ripped from Annapolis Shop A Naval Academy graduate was charged with a hate crime after a tattoo shop in Annapolis reported its LGBTQ Pride flag had...
Who Is Doug Collins? A Look at Trump's Pick to Head the VA The former Georgia congressman is a Southern Baptist minister and Air Force colonel.
