VA Set Records for Number of Appointments, Claims Processing, Compensation over the Past Year Officials said they are taking steps to ensure the department is well-staffed to prevent employee burnout as a result of the...
Nearly 5 Million Veterans Added to VA's Digital Memorial that Catalogs Grave Sites Around the World Veterans who have received a VA headstone, marker or medallion since 1996 and are buried in a private cemetery have been...
Guard, Reserve Members Up to 20% Less Likely to Get VA Disability Applications Approved, Watchdog Finds The Government Accountability Office has found that even eligible reserve component members face challenges getting VA...
Bill Giving Veterans Deemed 'Mentally Incompetent' Easier Access to Guns Gains Steam with Senate Approval The Senate has approved a measure that would ease some veterans' access to guns, brushing aside objections from most...
VA Asks Veterans to Call 10 Vet Friends for National Buddy Check Week Starting Monday Buddy Check Week will officially start Monday and run through Oct. 20. The VA is also encouraging veterans' family members...
VA Leaning in on Molly, Mushrooms as Psychedelics Show Promise for Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder MDMA and psilocybin show promise for treating post-traumatic stress disorder and substance use disorder, according to the...
Many Veterans Who Go Hungry Are Not Getting Help Through Food Stamps, Study Finds A Rand Corp. report released last month found that older veterans and disabled veterans who aren't able to work are at...
Top VA Executives Were Mistakenly Paid $9.7M in Bonuses. Now the Agency Faces Increased Oversight. The department said it would rescind the payments, which were awarded improperly to more than 170 career senior executives.
VA Moves to Educate Vets on Fraud, Scams Amid PACT Act Filings and Camp Lejeune Water Litigation The department rolled out a new website and is weaving prevention messages into veteran outreach, according to officials.
VA's Automated Benefits System Made Errors in 27% of High Blood Pressure Claims, Watchdog Report Says VA officials said the system was still in its infancy and the technology is evolving.
How the Government Shutdown Impacts Veterans and the VA While most vets won't be impacted by the ongoing government shutdown, concerns may ramp up the longer it persists.
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
'It's a Lottery': Why Foreign Volunteer Fought in Russia-Ukraine War Jack de Santis is a Croatian-born volunteer of the Ukrainian army who used his engineering, drone expertise to help fight...
Army Vet Sentenced to Year In Prison For $80,000 Fraud, Stolen Valor Sharon Toney-Finch, 43, was indicted in April 2024 on four charges: wire fraud, stolen valor, theft of government funds, and...
Bravo Company Vietnam Veterans Honored with Long-Overdue Bronze Stars While it took more than five decades, 14 veterans of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division, were...