A Key Survivor Benefit Plan Deadline Was Moved Up. Here’s What You Need to Know The deadline to enroll in the military's Survivor Benefit Plan during this year's open season has just shortened --...
More Burial and Funeral Costs Can Now Be Covered by Veterans Benefits The expanded benefits comes after the department earlier this year made a push to encourage more veterans to use the burial...
Inside the Marine Corps' Fight with Fox News over a False Gold Star Family Story Gee's family never paid a dollar to transport her remains, and the Marine Corps let Fox News know -- in no uncertain terms --...
What to Expect When Filing a PACT Act Claim The VA was in the process of hiring 15,000 new claims processors as the PACT Act reached its first birthday on Aug. 10, 2023...
What Survivors of Veterans Need to Know About the PACT Act The PACT Act linked medical conditions with certain toxins common during some eras or circumstances of military service. Here...
'Truly Very Sorry': Family of Fallen Marine Apologizes After Congressman Claims Pentagon Charged Them for Remains Transfer Honoring Our Fallen, a nonprofit that supports families of deceased service members, paid for Marine Sgt. Nicole Gee's...
Get Maximum PACT Act Benefits: Aug. 9 Is the Deadline to Get Pay Backdated to 2022 Aug. 9 is the last day veterans and survivors will be able to receive PACT Act medical benefits backdated to the law's...
Army Major Lost Gold Star Families' Life Insurance Money While Enriching Himself, Feds Say Federal authorities said that Caz Craffy misappropriated money between 2018 and 2022 that he was supposed to be investing...
Because of IRS Change, SBP Beneficiaries Need to Check Their Tax Withholding A major IRS update became effective for 2023, and as a result, annuitants are reporting that their Survivor Benefit Plan...
House Approves Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill After Bipartisan Compromise Reached A wide-ranging veterans policy bill that would bolster home caregiver programs and support for homeless veterans, among other...
Kings of Campus: How Some Army Instructors Use Their Clout to Prey on College Cadets To the young students in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), the officers who run the programs on college...
Tricare Changes are Coming in 2025. Here’s What Beneficiaries Need to Know Right Now Tricare beneficiaries need to be aware of changes taking place in both the East and West regions and may need to take action...
Naval Academy Graduate Charged with Hate Crime After Pride Flag Ripped from Annapolis Shop A Naval Academy graduate was charged with a hate crime after a tattoo shop in Annapolis reported its LGBTQ Pride flag had...
Who Is Doug Collins? A Look at Trump's Pick to Head the VA The former Georgia congressman is a Southern Baptist minister and Air Force colonel.
![Veterans and family fill the pews in a church.](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-07/military%20VA%20Tennessee%20Valley%20VetFest%20chapel%201800%20x%201200.jpeg.jpg?itok=sLHWS79C "The VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System held a "Summer VetFest" event at Walnut Street Church of Christ in Dickson, Tenn., Aug. 20, 2023, to provide information about PACT Act toxic exposure benefits to veterans and the survivors of deceased veterans. (VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System via Facebook)")
![Military funeral honors with funeral escort at Arlington National Cemetery](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-07/mil-military-funeral-honors-arlington-1200.jpg?itok=y3atdZNv "Soldiers from the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) Caisson Platoon, and the U.S. Army Band, "Pershing's Own" conduct military funeral honors with funeral escort at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., March 24, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser)")
