Bills Would Expand VA House Renovation Program for Disabled Veterans Proposed legislation would give seriously injured or ill veterans housing flexibility.
Bill to Auto-Erase All Student Debt for 100% Disabled Vets Gains Momentum Senate leaders joined an effort this week to pass a law that would erase the student loan debts of 100% disabled veterans.
Specially Adapted Housing Program Must Expand to Meet Disabled Vets' Needs When service members are injured in training or wounded on the battlefield, they often face unique challenges in recovering.
This 'Brain Game' Is Helping Vets with TBI Improve Their Memory A small study shows that BrainHQ, already available through the Defense Department, helps with TBI symptoms.
After Court Mandate, VA Is Increasing Contracts With Vet-Owned Businesses The VA is making changes after a 2016 Supreme Court ruling.
Florida Firefighters Paint Home of Blind World War II Veteran A blind World War II veteran's home was painted over the weekend by firefighters who decided to give back to the community.
Bill Would Align Age Eligibility for CHAMPVA with Tricare, Affordable Care Act Some members of Congress try again to increase eligibility for CHAMPVA to age 26.
VA Needs to Improve Head Injury Disability Evaluation System, Study Finds A panel says the VA should include insomnia, vestibular dysfunction and near-vision impairment in evaluating patients.
Veterans' Combat Trauma Is Often Passed Onto Their Children "A national effort is required to help reduce the stigma and social isolation experienced by caregivers' children."
Got a VA Rating? You Can Get a Free Lifetime National Parks Pass Military veterans with a VA disability rating qualify for a free National Parks Access Pass.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
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...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
