VA Seeks Creative Prosthetics Design at 'Make-a-thon' in Richmond A two-day event at the VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, seeks to find new, creative solutions to challenges faced by...
VA's Make-a-thon Produces 'Game-Changing' Device for Leg Prosthetics A team made up of high school students has designed a device that promises to make life a little easier for vets with lower...
McCain Hits VA Over Pick to Lead Southwest Region VA HealthCare Sen. John McCain, R-Arizona, said the VA network that includes Arizona deserves better than a boss who misled Congress.
Stricken Vets Fight VA Over Camp Lejeune Water Poisoning Veterans groups want records from VA related to toxic drinking water that existed at Camp Lejeune, N.C., from the 1950s to...
VA to Expand Coverage for Vets Exposed to Polluted Water at Lejeune The Veterans Affairs Department announced plans to expand disability benefits for vets exposed to contaminated water at...
VA 'Presumption' Regulation Could Help Up to 15K Lejeune Vets The Department of Veterans Affairs expects up to 15,000 seriously ill veterans who served at Camp Lejeune, N.C., before 1988.
Lawmaker: Congress Must Investigate VA Inspector General's Work Lawmaker and disabled vet Tammy Duckworth asked Congress to hold hearings into the work of VA's Office of the Inspector...
Bill Would Reimburse Combat-Injured Vets for Taxed Severance Pay Lawmakers on Thursday filed legislation intended to prevent states from taxing severance pay of combat-injured veterans,
Bill Would End Tax Penalty on Vets with Forgiven Student Loans A half-dozen veterans groups back legislation to stop the IRS from taxing forgiven student debt of deceased or disabled...
Invictus Games Kick Off in US Focusing on Invisible Wounds of War The Invictus Games kicked off in Orlando this week, with an emphasis on raising awareness about the invisible wounds of war.
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...
![Lisamarie Wiley talks with participants at the "Make-a-thon" at the VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, where the VA is hosting a two-day event seeking innovative changes to prosthetics. (Bryant Jordan/Military.com)](http://images02.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/media/news/people/2015/07/lisamarie-wiley-1200x800.jpg?itok=dyR5ymO3 "Lisamarie Wiley talks with participants at the "Make-a-thon" at the VA Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, where the VA is hosting a two-day event seeking innovative changes to prosthetics. (Bryant Jordan/Military.com)")
