'Status Quo Is Not an Option': Lawmakers Press VA on Handling of Companies Charging to File Benefits Claims Lawmakers have been debating competing proposals to address the issue of unaccredited companies charging veterans to file...
Lawmakers Reintroduce Bill to Expand Fertility Services to Service Members, Veterans The legislation, sponsored by Senate and House Democrats, would add cryopreservation of eggs and sperm and in vitro...
VA Electronic Health Record Rollout Unlikely to Resume for a Year After Being Derailed by Problems Department of Veterans Affairs officials say a number of factors will be considered before restarting the program, including...
First Female VA Deputy Secretary, a Retired Army Officer, Is Confirmed by Senate The next No. 2 official at the Department of Veterans Affairs has been approved by the Senate, making her the first woman to...
VA Launches New Ads Directed by Oscar Winner with Its 'Don't Wait. Reach Out' Campaign New ads tackle mental health and care, asking veterans why they won't seek help themselves when they readily help others.
By Court Order, Department of Navy Begins Process to Reconsider 3,770 Medical Discharges for Retirement Upgrades Over the next several months, the Department of the Navy will send notices to veterans eligible for new physical evaluation...
VA Failed to Process 56,000 Requests to Update Veterans' Dependents Dating as Far Back as 2011 The department has found problems with 900 PACT Act appeals filings and more than 56,000 dependency status updates.
Suicide Rates Surged Among Post-9/11 Veterans Even as Deaths Remained Steady in the General Population, Study Finds Substance use disorder, access to weapons and military-related health conditions may be responsible, researchers theorized.
Where to Get Help Filing a PACT Act Claim For PACT Act claims, veterans may enlist help from the VA itself; from its accredited representatives, including veterans...
Hundreds of Thousands of Vets Have Filed Claims as PACT Act Celebrates 1st Year Veterans have filed nearly 843,448 PACT Act-related claims, with a roughly 78% approval rating. VA officials and veterans say...
Coast Guard Reservist Wins Landmark Supreme Court Case Over Pay Disparities for Federal Workers In a 5-4 decision, the justices said Nick Feliciano, a Coast Guard petty officer who was called to active duty from 2012 to...
Senators Voice 'Deep Concerns' About Trump's Pick for Air Force Under Secretary Democratic senators voiced serious concerns about a former Former Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier's political social media posts...
'This Is Going to Be a Challenge': Service Officials Detail Fallout from Civilian Resignations Pushed by Trump The military services are poised to lose thousands of their civilian employees to the Trump administration's push for them to...
New England Patriots' Charter Plane Flies to Guantanamo Bay A New England Patriots plane made a trip to and from Guantánamo Bay, public flight tracking data shows.
Trump & Co’s Polygraph Pandemonium "Multiple studies over the years have shown not only that polygraphs are hardly foolproof when it comes to vetting ...