Why the VA’s Disability System Is Really Worker’s Compensation VA disability compensation functions as government payment for service-connected harm, not welfare, and the language used to...
Veterans Often Overlook These VA Disability Claims: Secondary Conditions Explained Secondary conditions are disabilities caused by conditions the Department of Veterans Affairs already recognizes as service...
Congress Redrew Military, VA Benefits in 2025. The Changes Are Massive. Congress passed 14 laws in 2025 that reshaped pay, housing, education and transition rules for millions of service members...
How Veterans Accidentally Commit Benefits Fraud Without Realizing It Veterans can unintentionally trigger benefit investigations through reporting mistakes, confusing rules, or bad advice from...
Marine Veteran Injured in Combat Receives Heartfelt Surprise Jose Pequeno, who suffered devastating injuries during his deployment to Iraq, was sad to discover his Marine Corps dress...
From the Navy to Ivy League: How Veteran Is Making a Difference at Columbia University Ebonnie Goodfield overcame challenges at a young age and was lost after she left the Navy. Always dreaming of pursuing...
Canceled Appointments, Unexplained Mixups – Veterans Facing Challenges Getting VA Mental Health Care Veterans say they often can't get individual therapy appointments to accompany psychiatric medical care, and when they do...
More Than Just a Ringing in the Ears Hearing challenges like tinnitus and noise-related high-frequency loss affect many veterans long after their service ends...
Scams Targeting Veterans: How Fraudsters Exploit Service and Trust Veterans face higher fraud risks, from benefit impersonation to pension poaching and fake charities. Scammers use official...
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
VA Study: Ozempic, Other GLP-1 Drugs May Fight Addiction Across Every Major Substance For the more than 48 million Americans with substance use disorders, including a disproportionate share of veterans, GLP-1...
US Navy Sends Submarines Under Arctic Ice for 100th Time in Milestone Exercise The U.S. Navy has reached a Cold War-era milestone in the Arctic, deploying two Virginia-class submarines beneath the polar...
After the Knock on the Door: How TAPS Supports Military Families for Life After a service member dies, families face a lifetime of grief. TAPS founder Bonnie Carroll explains how the organization...
Exclusive: John Ripley, the Marine Who Blew Up the Dong Ha Bridge, to Receive the Medal of Honor More than 50 years after hanging beneath a Vietnam bridge to stop a North Vietnamese armored invasion, Marine Col. John...
