VA Secretary Swats Down Idea to Cut VA Disability Pay for Wealthier Vets The concept was floated as an idea by the Congressional Budget Office but was not a formal recommendation.
VA Rolls Out New Mental Health Scholarship as Need Increases The Department of Veterans Affairs launched a scholarship program aimed at recruiting mental health and counseling...
The VA Is Hiring at Record Numbers. A Federal Workers' Union Says It's Not Enough The Department of Veterans Affairs has hired 22,759 health care workers and 1,100 new workers for the Veterans Benefits...
Health Care Enrollment Up 17% at VA Since Passage of Toxic Exposure Law VA Under Secretary for Health Dr. Shereef Elnahal said it's too early to know whether the sign-ups are related to the...
VA $325 Billion Budget Proposal Includes Funding for Toxic Exposure Benefits, Medical Facilities Construction The White House's proposed $1.7 trillion fiscal 2024 budget provides a smaller boost to the VA's discretionary spending than...
VA Warns Against PACT Act Fraud Targeting Veterans The VA is warning veterans to avoid PACT Act fraud and to be wary of third parties such as non-VA-accredited law firms...
VA to Change Motto, Switching to Gender-Neutral Language that Recognizes All Who Have Served Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough is expected to announce the change Thursday afternoon at the Military Women's...
Nominee for Veterans Benefits Chief Hits Senate Speed Bump Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said he was placing a hold on Joshua Jacobs' nomination to be the VA's under secretary for...
VA Aims to House 38,000 Homeless Vets in 2023, Repeating Goal It Surpassed Last Year The department actually exceeded its 2022 aspirations, and officials say the static goal for 2023 reflects a reduction in the...
VA to Cover New Drug for Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease The department is the first large health system to cover Leqembi, moving out ahead of Medicare, which covers it only in...
Caregivers Sue VA over Denial of Benefits Survivors of veterans who died from service-connected conditions have filed a class action seeking changes to a VA practice...
Marine Corps Ranks: A Complete Guide to Enlisted and Officer Ranks Explore U.S. Marine Corps ranks from private to general. Learn rank structure, pay grades, insignia and promotion paths in...
Homeowners Say the Army Corps and its Contractors Mishandled LA Fire Debris Cleanup More than 800 complaints were submitted to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hotline dedicated to the agency's debris removal...
Japan Marks End of World War II as Survivors Remember Wartime Emperor's Surrender Speech 80 Years Ago A national ceremony will begin at Tokyo’s Budokan hall at noon, the same time then-Emperor Hirohito’s 4½-minute prerecorded...
Flights Restricted over Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit North American Aerospace Defense Command issued a statement saying it would be enforcing Federal Aviation Administration...
![Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough.](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2022-08/ApNewsroom_Biden_Veterans_92968.jpg?itok=0WAsHQDI "Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough speaks during an event before President Joe Biden signs the "PACT Act of 2022" during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)")
