VA Seeks to Reallocate Choice Act Funds in $169B Budget Proposal The Veterans Affairs Department would be funded to nearly $169 billion next year under the budget proposed by the White House...
Senate Backs Letting VA Doctors Recommend Medical Marijuana to Vets Legislation passed Tuesday by the Senate includes a provision that would allow VA doctors to recommend medical marijuana to...
Trump, Clinton Veer from Veterans Issues During Vets Forum Trump and Clinton veered from vets issues into national-security matters during the first forum in which they shared a stage.
VA Disability Claims Backlog Grows Despite Paperless Fix The VA's new electronic system for processing disability claims has faced initial problems in reducing backlogs.
Lawmakers Battle Over Whether New Health Care Bill Hurts Vets Democrats and Republicans argued Friday over whether the new health care bill proposal would help or hurt vets.
McCain-Sanders' VA Bill Slammed as Pro-Union A former New York lieutenant governor says just-passed Senate legislation intended to eliminate long patient wait times at VA...
Nationwide Campaign Urges Doctors to Ask if Patients are Veterans The American Medical Association has urged health care providers to ask patients if they have served in the military and to...
VA Expands 'Choice,' Seeks Dollars to Consolidate Outside Care An additional 160,000 veterans became eligible Dec. 1 to receive VA-paid medical care from civilian health care providers.
Late Effort In Congress Stops Legislation Limiting Nurses' Duties According to the VA, 6,500 of its 93,000 registered nurses possess advanced degrees and would be able to fill in for doctors.
Vets Groups Back Bill to Hasten VA Firings Despite Union Opposition A new effort in Congress to ease the process of firing for misconduct at the VA has been denounced by a government union.
Soldier Dies on Fort Leonard Wood Rifle Range The Army identified the 18-year-old on Monday but has not provided details into the circumstances of his death.
Trump Celebrates West Point Alumni Group Canceling Award Ceremony to Honor Tom Hanks President Donald Trump celebrated news on Monday that an alumni group from West Point canceled an award ceremony set to honor...
Records Show the VA Failed to Treat a Father’s Common Infection. Now He’s Paying the Price. Anthony Walker always liked to think of himself as “the man.” He always liked to think of himself as “tough Tony.” But that...
South Koreans Feel Betrayed over Detainment of Hundreds of Workers at Plant Raid in Georgia South Korea’s foreign minister departed for the U.S. to finalize steps for the return of several hundred South Korean workers...
A Military Approach to Drug Busts Upends US Efforts and Raises Legal Questions The Trump administration has indicated more military strikes on drug targets could be coming, saying it is seeking to “wage...