Two Men Accused of Planning to Sell Opioids to Vets in Substance Abuse Treatment Arrested The case represents a disturbing nexus for two populations ravaged by the deadly opioid epidemic.
First Look at the VA's New Toxic Exposure Screening All Vets Will Take When Seeing a Doctor With a short screening, the VA hopes to learn more about combat exposures and help patients learn more about potential...
VA Starts Doing Toxic Exposure Screenings as Advocates Press for Medical Testing VA officials say the five-minute questionnaire should spark conversations between patients and doctors and lead to medical...
Celebrating Veteran Health on Veterans Day This year, the Veterans Health Administration celebrates 75 years of providing world-class health care and veteran-centered...
Veterans File Record Number of Disability Claims, Putting Pressure on Backlog More than 113,000 claims have been filed since August, VA Secretary Denis McDonough said this week.
VA to Review Burn Pit Registry in Wake of Report Calling for Complete Overhaul The registry, introduced in 2014, fails to provide the information for which it was originally intended, according to the...
Fewer Black Vets Got Advanced COVID Treatments at VA Hospitals During Pandemic, Study Finds Researchers said the issue is tied to differences in care at facilities across the system, as well as other factors.
Over 41,000 VA Patients Warned of Delayed Care Due to Troubled Electronic Records System The number of potentially affected veterans comes after the department announced last week it was delaying further rollout of...
We Need to Learn More About These Wounds that Change Vets' Lives One of the most intimate and potentially life-changing wounds sustained by combat veterans is among those we know the least...
VA Family Caregiver Program Open to Thousands More as of Oct. 1 Starting Saturday, caregivers of veterans from all eras who were injured or severely disabled in the line of duty can apply...
Trump Wants a Department of War. A House GOP Amendment Would Give Him One. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., has filed an amendment to the annual defense policy bill that would formally change the name of the...
F-35 Pilot Was on Phone for Nearly an Hour with Engineers Before Ejection and Fiery Crash The 39-page crash report, released this week, detailed the circumstances of the fiery crash, which completely destroyed the F...
All Services Now Issue Form DD214-1 to Departing Reservists The military's reserve components now issue departing reservists a new record that summarizes their periods of active and...
Veteran Stole $244K in Disability, Then Faked Drowning Death in Maine, Feds Say Gregory P. Heimann Jr. will be returned to Maine, where he will face a charge of making false statements to the government.
US Deportation Flights Hit Record Highs as Carriers Try to Hide the Planes, Advocates Say Immigration advocates gather like clockwork outside Seattle's King County International Airport to witness deportation...