After 3 Years, Veterans Health Administration's Acting Leader to Step Down Dr. Richard Stone, who has led the Veterans Health Administration since 2018, is leaving amid a search for a new under...
Fly Infestations, Canceled Dialysis: Senators Reveal Grim Conditions at Some VA Hospitals The VA frequently cites its $60 billion infrastructure needs but has given few details; senators filled in some of the blanks...
VA Asks for Billions to Treat 'Bow Wave' of Veterans Needing Care After Pandemic The VA is seeing increased demand for health services from veterans who either deferred care or couldn't get appointments...
VA Hospital Allowed Alcoholic Pathologist to Go Unchallenged, Resulting in Patient Deaths: Watchdog Dr. Robert Levy was fired in 2018 and convicted in January of involuntary manslaughter.
VA Gets Another Massive Funding Increase in Biden's First Budget The budget calls for an 8.2% increase in discretionary spending and a nearly 11% rise in mandatory funding, including medical...
At the VA, This Memorial Day Feels Different "This year's Memorial Day offers us some ability to return to those gatherings, but it still won't be the same."
VA Will Soon Begin Processing Claims for 3 New Agent Orange Illnesses The department will issue a policy soon for claims over bladder cancer, hypothyroidism and Parkinsonism linked to herbicide...
'At What Point Does VA Become Adequately Funded?' Republicans Question Record Budget Request In 2000, the Department of Veterans Affairs' budget was $47 billion; this year, it is $240 billion.
VA Moves to Expedite Benefits for Post-9/11 Veterans' Asthma, Respiratory Problems The VA will create a list of conditions thought to be linked to burn pits and other air-quality problems experienced by vets...
How Businesses Collaborate with the VA to Save Veterans' Lives Businesses have joined forces with the health care community to focus on identifying innovative solutions now and into the...
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...
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...
Marine Recruiter Who Wrote ‘Memoir’ About Teenage Recruit Sentenced to Prison Nearly a year after then-Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Champagne self-published a memoir about his inappropriate relationship with...
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...