Veterans, Advocates Want Blood Cancers Added to PACT Act List of Burn Pit-Related Conditions The Department of Veterans Affairs is studying whether acute and chronic leukemias and multiple myeloma should be considered...
Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Subsistence Allowance A subsistence allowance is paid to Veterans each month while enrolled in a Vocational Rehabilitation program
VA Set Records for Number of Appointments, Claims Processing, Compensation over the Past Year Officials said they are taking steps to ensure the department is well-staffed to prevent employee burnout as a result of the...
Ukrainian War Veterans With Amputated Limbs Find Freedom in the Practice of Jiu-Jitsu The former soldiers said the Ukrainian Jiu-Jitsu Championship was exactly what they needed.
Guard, Reserve Members Up to 20% Less Likely to Get VA Disability Applications Approved, Watchdog Finds The Government Accountability Office has found that even eligible reserve component members face challenges getting VA...
1 in 3 PACT Act Claims Have Received a 0% Disability Rating, Prompting a VA Review VA Under Secretary for Benefits Joshua Jacobs said the department plans to examine its ratings schedule after complaints from...
Ukrainian Vets Learn to Navigate the World with the Bodies War Has Changed Analysts now estimate that between 20,000 to 50,000 amputees are in Ukraine, with tens of thousands more killed or otherwise...
'Status Quo Is Not an Option': Lawmakers Press VA on Handling of Companies Charging to File Benefits Claims Lawmakers have been debating competing proposals to address the issue of unaccredited companies charging veterans to file...
By Court Order, Department of Navy Begins Process to Reconsider 3,770 Medical Discharges for Retirement Upgrades Over the next several months, the Department of the Navy will send notices to veterans eligible for new physical evaluation...
VA Failed to Process 56,000 Requests to Update Veterans' Dependents Dating as Far Back as 2011 The department has found problems with 900 PACT Act appeals filings and more than 56,000 dependency status updates.
Here's What Biden and Trump Actually Did for Veterans as President President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have both sought to claim the mantle of veterans champion as each vies...
Here's Why Lawmakers Want to Automatically Register Men for Selective Service The House has advanced a bipartisan proposal that would automatically register young men with the Selective Service System.
US Says Troops Are Leaving Niger Bases This Weekend and in August After Coup The bulk of the forces will go to Europe, at least initially.
Crew of NASA's Earthbound Simulated Mars Habitat Emerges After a Year Kelly Haston, Anca Selariu, Ross Brockwell and Nathan Jones entered the 3D-printed habitat on June 25, 2023, as the maiden...
Retired Marine Major General Found Dead at Twentynine Palms; Investigation Ongoing Retired Maj. Gen. William Mullen, 59, a former Marine Corps officer with multiple deployments to Iraq, was found on the...