'Millions' of Veterans Exposed to Environmental Hazards Will Be Eligible for VA Health Care on March 5 The Department of Veterans Affairs has accelerated a provision of the PACT Act to offer health-care services to millions of...
2 Competing Bills Now Aim to Secure Health Care for Veterans Sickened by Burn Pits Rep. Elaine Luria unveiled a legislative effort to open up compensation and health care to a large swath of veterans sick...
250,000 VA Patients Are at Risk of Receiving Wrong Medication Due to Electronic Health Records Issue A VA official testifying at a hearing stressed that the department has not found any instances of patients being harmed by...
'Replete with Misconduct': Internal VA Investigation Finds Inappropriate Sexual Conduct in VA's Anti-Harassment Office The 125-page investigative report was released by the VA ahead of a House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing about the...
Native American, Alaska Native Veterans Saved $2.5 Million in Medical Costs Under New VA Waiver Program The exemption covers copays for VA medical appointments, urgent care visits and prescriptions.
Unequal Treatment of Black, Minority Veterans Triggers New VA Plan to Weed Out Disparities The move aligns with the White House's effort to ensure that all eligible Americans have access to federal services and...
VA Plans to Expand Agent Orange Disability Benefits to Cover Exposure in a Dozen New States In a proposed rule in the Federal Register, the VA said it will now grant presumptive status to veterans with Agent Orange...
Survey: More than Half of US Veterans Who Own Guns Store Them Unsafely A new survey published in the Journal of Affective Disorders finds that, although the number of veterans storing firearms...
Is VA Paying for Migrant Health Care? The Agency Says 'No' Despite Wave of Political Attacks. Lawmakers and some media outlets say that an agreement between the VA and the Department of Homeland Security shortchanges...
VA to Fund Research on Using MDMA, Psilocybin to Address Mental Health Disorders in Veterans The Department of Veterans Affairs is soliciting applications from researchers to study the use of MDMA, psilocybin and other...
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...
