Community Mourns Killed VA Clinic Worker, 34, Who Had Pregnant Wife & Kids Nicholas Crews lived his life as if 48 hours were in a day. Now, he leaves behind a 38-weeks pregnant wife, two children, and...
California Passes Law Severely Limiting Veteran ‘Claim Shark’ Companies California is joining several other states in regulating private businesses that claim to help veterans file VA disability...
Exclusive: VA Eliminates CHAMPVA Backlog, Giving Veteran Families Faster Access to Health Care The Department of Veterans Affairs has completely eliminated the backlog of CHAMPVA applications, ending years of delays that...
Automating The Backlog: AI And The Future Of Military Claims For decades, veterans have waited months, sometimes years, for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to process disability...
The VA Clothing Allowance: What Veterans Need To Know For many veterans, service comes with costs that linger long after discharge. Prosthetic limbs and orthopedic braces wear...
VA Processes Record-Breaking Number of Disability Claims This Year, with 62% Approval Rate The department has made changes in the past several years designed to process disability compensation claims faster and...
Tips for Filing a Disability Claim Applying for VA disability benefits can be daunting. Here are a few tips and tricks that can make it easier and speed things...
Class-Action Suit over Limits on Combat-Related Disability Pay Goes Before Supreme Court The Supreme Court will hear arguments in Soto v. United States, a case that challenges a six-year limit on back pay for...
VA Watchdog: Misdated PACT Act Disability Decisions Costing Government, Veterans Millions The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General found that the VA likely overpaid some veterans while...
VA Chipping Away at Claims Backlog, Hopes to Process 2.5 Million Filings This Year The department has adopted several initiatives to speed processing and allow adjudicators to seek more work if they have...
Army Expands Combat Patch Eligibility as Modern Deployments Redefine Combat Service The Army expanded combat patch eligibility, recognizing soldiers in modern deployments where risk is high even without...
You Took Separation Pay Years Ago. Now the VA Wants It Back From Your Disability Check. Under federal law, a veteran cannot receive both separation pay and VA disability compensation for the same period of service...
25 Years: Nephew Remembers P.O.W. Navy Pilot Dieter Dengler Who Escaped Vietnam Dieter Dengler, who died about 25 years ago, was "bigger than life."
Could the US Bring Back the Draft? Who Would Be Called First — and Who Qualifies Could the U.S. bring back the draft? Here’s how Selective Service works today, who would be called first and why only about...
3 Big PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What Service Members Need to Know Before Peak Season. In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...
