PACT Act: Presumptive Conditions The PACT Act presumes a service connection for conditions related to toxic exposures from burn pits; contaminated water at...
VA Continues to Update Disability Rating Schedule The 70-year-old regulations are halfway through a major rewrite.
VA Removes Disability Benefits Questionnaires from Public View Citing abuse of the system, the VA clamps down on the popular disability checklists.
What Survivors of Veterans Need to Know About the PACT Act The PACT Act linked medical conditions with certain toxins common during some eras or circumstances of military service. Here...
Bill Guaranteeing Cost-of-Living Increase for Veterans in 2024 Heads to President's Desk The annual task in Congress ensures that VA compensation keeps pace with Social Security increases.
Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance (SSIA) Surviving spouses whose SBP have been offset as a result of receiving DIC are eligible for a Special Allowance.
Fire Watch Episode 3: Burn Pits and the Fight to Get Help The PACT Act had a years-long, tumultuous journey to making it into law. It is meant to provide expanded health care for...
Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance Surviving spouses, whose SBP annuity has been offset by DIC may be eligible for a Special Allowance to make up for it.
Hegseth Grilled About Women in Combat, Officer Purge in Confirmation Hearing Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Pentagon, dismissed allegations that he committed sexual...
Army Veteran Caught Faking Severe PTSD, Purple Heart Award to Steal $779,000, Feds Say Kevin Paul McMains, of Milton, Florida, was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison for theft of government money...
'Going the Wrong Way:' Booting Marines from Okinawa Could Embolden China, Commandant Says Gen. Eric Smith said the planned transfer of Okinawa-based Marines to Guam in the coming years will distance the force from a...
2 New Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers Will Be Named After Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush While the White House publicized the decision, the responsibility and authority to name ships lies squarely in the hands of...
Navy Leaders Say Faster Training Is Key Lesson Learned from Red Sea Conflict Navy officials began to open up about the lessons they are learning from the months of sustained combat in the Red Sea...
![Veterans and family fill the pews in a church.](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-07/military%20VA%20Tennessee%20Valley%20VetFest%20chapel%201800%20x%201200.jpeg.jpg?itok=sLHWS79C "The VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System held a "Summer VetFest" event at Walnut Street Church of Christ in Dickson, Tenn., Aug. 20, 2023, to provide information about PACT Act toxic exposure benefits to veterans and the survivors of deceased veterans. (VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System via Facebook)")
![](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2022-05/mil%20gavel%201200.jpg?itok=ukjniDZU "Insert the "doink doink" from "Law & Order" here. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Joshua Magbanua)")
![F/A-18E Super Hornet prepares to launch](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2025-01/mil-FA18E-super-hornet-launches-uss-nimitz-1800.jpg?itok=6ZREM54u "An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the "Gunslingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105, prepares to launch off the flight deck during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Red Sea, April 20, 2024. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Rodriguez)")