Bill Would Align Age Eligibility for CHAMPVA with Tricare, Affordable Care Act Some members of Congress try again to increase eligibility for CHAMPVA to age 26.
VA Needs to Improve Head Injury Disability Evaluation System, Study Finds A panel says the VA should include insomnia, vestibular dysfunction and near-vision impairment in evaluating patients.
Veterans' Combat Trauma Is Often Passed Onto Their Children "A national effort is required to help reduce the stigma and social isolation experienced by caregivers' children."
Got a VA Rating? You Can Get a Free Lifetime National Parks Pass Military veterans with a VA disability rating qualify for a free National Parks Access Pass.
Post-9/11 Vets Have Far Higher Disability Ratings Than Prior Generations: Report About 41 percent of post-9/11 veterans have disability ratings, compared to 25 percent for veterans of other eras.
Tech Problems Delay Rollout of Expanded VA Caregiver Program VA officials say a needed computer system won't be ready until 2020.
VA to Roll Out New Claims Appeals Process This Week Officials say the new system will allow for quicker decisions and clear the backlog of claims.
Military Caregivers File Lawsuit, Saying VA Improperly Revoked Benefits Six caregivers want the court to designate the case a class action.
A Rift Between Veterans Organizations? That's Just Plain Wrong A recent article in The New York Times painted veteran service organizations as being at odds with each other and the VA.
Military and Veteran Caregivers: Mapping to Answers An interactive Military and Veteran Caregiver Journey Map helps convey the impact of caregiving on families' well-being.
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...
Five Chinese Nationals Charged with Covering Up Midnight Visit to Michigan Military Site U.S. authorities charged five Chinese nationals with lying and trying to cover their tracks, more than a year after they were...
Air Force Has a Problem Recruiting for Special Warfare Jobs, New Report Finds The Rand Corp. released a study detailing the issues the Air Force has faced in getting recruits to join Special Warfare...
1,000 Active-Duty Soldiers Called Up to Assist with Hurricane Helene Response The 1,000 troops, an Infantry Battalion Task Force formed from the XVIII Airborne Corps, are from the 82nd Airborne Division...
Army Testing Robot Dogs Armed with Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Rifles in Middle East The Army was testing at least one armed quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle at an installation in Saudi Arabia.