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...
Search Underway at VA for Key Under Secretary Positions for Health and Benefits The process, led by separate commissions chaired by VA Deputy Secretary Paul Lawrence, is expected to take months.
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...
Lawmakers Try Again on Bill to Give 50,000 Medically Retired Veterans Full VA Disability, Retirement Pay The Major Richard Star Act, which has been floated since 2020, has the support of more than 40 veterans' organizations and...
VA to Step Up Rollout of New Electronic Health Records System in 2026 The program, which is in use at six VA medical centers and affiliated clinics, has been stalled since 2022.
The Office that Investigates Disparities in Veterans’ Care Is Being 'Liquidated' The Trump administration has shut down a unit of the Department of Veterans Affairs created under President Joe Biden to...
Supreme Court Upholds VA Court Decision Not to Review 'Benefit-of-the-Doubt' Evidence in Veterans' Claims In a 7-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court said last week that, while the Department of Veterans Affairs should favor veterans...
What's in Store for VA Disability Benefits with New Office of Management and Budget Chief? New OMB Director Russell Vought has contributed to two conservative playbooks that advocate for the revamping of veterans'...
Millions of Vets Got Health Care and Benefits Under the PACT Act. Thousands Left Out Want the Same Chance. Legislation passed in 2022 expanded benefits for former troops sickened by burn pits, Agent Orange and contaminated water at...
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...
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