VA Falls Short on Providing Specific Health Care to LGBT Veterans, GAO Report Finds VHA is limited in its assessment for LGBT veterans because it does not consistently collect sexual orientation data.
Trump OKs 2 Laws Aimed at Helping Veteran Mental Health and Reducing Suicide The legislation would give the VA leeway to award grants to organizations that focus on veterans' mental health issues.
'Tainted,' 'Screw This:' Study Reveals Male and Female Vets Have Different Suicide Triggers A study suggests that when it comes to male and female vets, mental health support is far from a one-size-fits-all affair.
New Productivity Targets for Counselors Could Hurt Mental Health Care for Veterans: GAO The Veterans Health Administration's Readjustment Counseling Service provides care through 300 Vet Centers.
After Ant-Bite Scandal, Federal Watchdog to Review VA's Nursing Home Ratings System Following concerns over care at a nursing home in Atlanta, the GAO will look at how the VA assesses its facilities.
Navy Doctors Are Bringing Back This Medical Screening to Prevent Sailors’ Sudden Deaths Until 2002, electrocardiograms, also known as ECGs or EKGs, were part of routine screening to join the U.S. military.
VA Is Sending ‘Tiger Team’ in Response to COVID-19 Outbreak at Hawaii Veterans Home A "Tiger Team" of infection control experts is deploying to help curb a deadly outbreak in the nursing facility.
Landmark Bill Would Designate 12 Illnesses as Connected to Burn Pits The legislation would accelerate sick veterans' access to disability benefits.
Burn Pits Linked to Chronic Cough and Wheezing in Veterans, New Study Shows The Department of Veterans Affairs asked the National Academies in 2018 to review existing scientific and medical research.
Hundreds of Veterans to Receive Convalescent Plasma in VA Test The VA has announced plans for random testing of convalescent plasma for COVID-19.
Walks on the Mall, Shake Shack Burgers and a Car Crash: Scenes from the Guard's Deployment in DC What started as an 800-troop mission for the D.C. National Guard has ballooned to more than 2,000 troops as Republican...
Former Space Force Sergeant Fatally Shot Teen in 'Vigilante Violence,' Colorado Officials Say Orest Schur received a 54-year prison sentence after a jury in June found him guilty of second-degree murder and attempted...
Airman Killed in Off-Base AK-47 Shooting Near F.E. Warren Air Force Base Identified An airman stationed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, who died after being shot by an AK-47 fired through the wall of an off...
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...
Air Force Chief's Sudden Retirement Raises Question of 'Who Is Next' in Leadership Shake-Up Policy experts told Military.com that the departure raises alarm amid other leadership changes within the Department of the...