Soldier Who Fought VA, Blamed Cancer on Iraq 'Burn Pits,' Dies A decorated Army veteran who battled the VA over treatment for cancer he claimed to have gotten from working over burn pits...
House Committee OKs Bills on VA Choice Program, Accountability BluA bill to expand the VA Choice Program and provide accountability for VA managers passed a House committee.
Gulf War Vets Hope VA Changes Yield Progress Gulf War vets are hoping changes at the top at VA mean an honest commitment to Gulf War Illness research.
VA Concedes 40-Mile Private Health Care Rule is Flawed The VA's 40 mile rule for using private health care will rely on driving miles to a facility rather than straight line...
Congress Drops Burn Pit Exposure from Pentagon Research List Congress didn't include burn pit exposure on its list of illnesses the Pentagon issues for peer-review research.
Senate Legislation Shrinks GI Bill Housing Allowance Over Time Lawmakers approved an omnibus Veterans Affairs bill they say expands programs without paying for them at the expense of...
GAO Denies Protest Over Major Tricare Change A plan to consolidate Tricare's three regions into two is set to go ahead after the GAO announced it denied a series of...
Bill to Ban Smoking Areas at VA Introduced in House Designated indoor smoking areas at some VHA facilities and outdoor designated areas would be banned under a House bill.
VA to Adopt Pentagon’s Electronic Health Records System Health records at the Department of Veterans Affairs will eventually move to the same system used by the Pentagon.
Senate and House Bicker over VA Funding Bill GOP and Democrat members of two committees came out offering competing proposals aimed at reaching compromise legislation.
Here Is the 2025 Pay Raise for Disabled Veterans and Military Retirees Military retirees and disabled veterans will receive 2.5% increases to their monthly paychecks for 2025, thanks to the annual...
Army Says Soldiers Should Avoid Poppy Seeds in Updated Regulation over Drug-Testing Concerns While poppy seeds are often an ingredient in baked goods and pastries, they also -- depending on how they are harvested and...
'Like Freeing a Ghost': A Sailor's Strange and Wondrous Journey Back from Pearl Harbor Some service members killed aboard the Oklahoma were identified, but most, like Titterington, were laid in mass graves...
Military Board Substantiates Misconduct But Declines to Fire Marine Who Adopted Afghan Orphan A U.S. Marine whose adoption of an Afghan war orphan has spurred a yearslong legal battle and raised alarms at the highest...
The Tactical Knife that Saved a Medal of Honor Recipient’s Life During Intense Hand-to-Hand Combat in Iraq Army Staff Sgt. David Bellavia received the Medal of Honor in recognition of his heroic actions during the Second Battle of...