Exclusive: VA Eliminates CHAMPVA Backlog, Giving Veteran Families Faster Access to Health Care The Department of Veterans Affairs has completely eliminated the backlog of CHAMPVA applications, ending years of delays that...
Automating The Backlog: AI And The Future Of Military Claims For decades, veterans have waited months, sometimes years, for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to process disability...
The VA Clothing Allowance: What Veterans Need To Know For many veterans, service comes with costs that linger long after discharge. Prosthetic limbs and orthopedic braces wear...
VA Processes Record-Breaking Number of Disability Claims This Year, with 62% Approval Rate The department has made changes in the past several years designed to process disability compensation claims faster and...
Tips for Filing a Disability Claim Applying for VA disability benefits can be daunting. Here are a few tips and tricks that can make it easier and speed things...
Class-Action Suit over Limits on Combat-Related Disability Pay Goes Before Supreme Court The Supreme Court will hear arguments in Soto v. United States, a case that challenges a six-year limit on back pay for...
VA Watchdog: Misdated PACT Act Disability Decisions Costing Government, Veterans Millions The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General found that the VA likely overpaid some veterans while...
VA Chipping Away at Claims Backlog, Hopes to Process 2.5 Million Filings This Year The department has adopted several initiatives to speed processing and allow adjudicators to seek more work if they have...
The Latest in Ex-Navy SEAL Robert O'Neill's $25 Million Defamation Lawsuit The $25 million defamation lawsuit by ex-Navy SEAL Rob O'Neill could be decided by a jury in state or federal court.
Veterans Can Now Get VA Auto Grants Every 10 Years. Here's What Changed A disabled veteran who received a Department of Veterans Affairs automobile grant decades ago can now apply for another one.
US Space Force Turns 6: Has It Met Expectations? The U.S. Space Force marked its sixth anniversary in December, reflecting a shift from stand-up to sustained operations as...
A U-Boat Killed 763 American Soldiers on Christmas Eve in 1944. The Army Kept It Secret for 50 Years Howard woke up around midnight in a hospital in Cherbourg, France. He was among the lucky ones. On that Christmas Eve in 1944...
Free and Discounted Tax Preparation for Military Military personnel and their families have access to a variety of tax preparation and filing services for free.