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.
Fort Cavazos Soldier Gets Life in Prison After Horrific String of Attacks on Female Troops in Barracks Sgt. Greville Clarke was convicted on 29 counts including rape, intent to commit kidnapping, attempted premeditated murder...
Wife of US Coast Guard Member Arrested Over Expired Visa After Security Check for Military Housing According to a U.S. official, the woman's work visa expired around 2017, and she was marked for removal from the United...
'Inspiring' Stunt Pilot Dies After Crash Landing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia A famous stunt pilot died after crashing his custom-built experimental aircraft at at the Virginia military installation on...
Independent Study Raises Alarm About Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma at Malmstrom Air Force Base A new independent academic study examining a form of blood cancer among those who served at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana...
Army Suspends Fort McCoy's First Female Commander Amid Trump Portrait Display Controversy The incident, which sparked a wave of right-wing criticism, centered on the base's chain of command wall display -- a common...