Lawmakers Want to Restore Gun Rights to Some Disabled Veterans The House Veterans Affairs Committee chairman and 49 Republicans support a bill that would prevent some vets from being...
A Paralyzed Veteran Holds 25 Patents for Improving Wheelchair Technology An accident during Rory Cooper's service would propel him to use his education to help disabled people the world over.
US Supreme Court Rejects Veteran's Challenge to Disability Claims Filing Deadline The decision spares the VA from paying 30 years worth of compensation to a Navy veteran, as well as potential claims by...
New Law Expands VA Program for Veterans to Buy Vehicles Adapted for Their Disabilities Eligible veterans will have access to a grant from the VA every 10 years, rather than once in their lifetimes.
Flags of Valor: Reimagining 'Made in America' Flags of Valor is a veteran-owned, veteran-operated and veteran-made artisan that crafts custom American, patriotic and...
VA Hosting 'Week of Action' to Spread Word About PACT Act Benefits More than 90 events are scheduled across the country to help veterans enroll in health care, file claims and screen for...
How We Breathe Is the Key to an Effective New Treatment for Anxiety and PTSD The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that up to 20% of those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer from some kind...
Veterans File Record Number of Disability Claims, Putting Pressure on Backlog More than 113,000 claims have been filed since August, VA Secretary Denis McDonough said this week.
Record Pay Increase Likely Coming for Disabled Veterans and Military Retirees in 2023 Disabled veterans and military retirees will likely see record pay increases in 2023 thanks to COLA changes.
Individual Unemployability And VA Disability The Individual Unemployability benefit provides greater monthly compensation benefits to qualified veterans.
Army Division Bars Leaders from Bothering Their Soldiers After Work Hours Maj. Gen. David Doyle, commander of the Fort Carson, Colorado-based 4th Infantry Division, issued a memo last week barring...
Marine Corps Creates Billet to Keep Dual-Military Families Together During Stressful Moves The billet, which is called the dual-military coordinator, will act as a liaison between couples and their career monitors in...
Exposed to Agent Orange at US Bases, Veterans Face Cancer Without VA Compensation The Defense Department has publicly acknowledged that during the Vietnam War era it stored Agent Orange at the Naval...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...
A Group Aims to Rebuild Tun Tavern, Birthplace of the Marines, as a Tavern and Restaurant National Park Service rangers in the historic district field questions all day from visitors. One of the most-asked is:...