Senate Poised to Deliver Gigantic Bill Covering 11 Military Toxic Exposure Illnesses The True Cost of War Recognition Act will be the culmination of a year's worth of bills proposed in the Senate.
Radiation Exposure and Liver Flukes: Little-Known Veterans' Issues Get Attention in Congress Lawmakers have crafted a number of bills this year to understand and respond to little-known incidents that exposed veterans...
Mammoth Toxic Exposure Push Could Be Biggest Congressional Health Care Effort in Years Rep. Mark Takano is moving to open up care and disability to a half-century worth of veterans sickened by toxic exposure.
Proposed Law Would Make It Easier for Vets to Get Private-Sector Care on VA's Dime The Veterans Health Care Freedom Act would largely take the VA out of the community care process.
Lawmaker Sets Ambitious Plan for Omnibus Toxic Exposure Bill to Help Millions of Sick Veterans The Senate and House VA committees are holding coordinated hearings on two dozen bills related to toxic exposure.
VA Secretary Wants More Vets Sickened by Burn Pits to File Claims, But Many Are Still Being Turned Away As of March 31, the VA had denied 72% of burn pit claims, according to agency data obtained by Military.com.
The VA Is Testing an Implant That Could Allow Paralyzed Veterans to Walk Again A former Marine is the first at the VA to receive an implant that could help him regain some lower body function.
Lawmakers Rush to Introduce Relief Bills as Military Toxic Exposures Come to Light Advocates and some lawmakers stress that the stars are aligned to pass significant legislation.
Advocates for Veterans Sickened by Burn Pits Are Taking Their Biggest Stand Yet on Capitol Hill The VA estimates 3.5 million veterans were exposed to toxic burn pits, yet 75% are denied health care and disability...
Advocates Hope New VA Study Will Push Congress to Pass Service Dog Grant Program The PAWS Act, introduced by Sen. Deb Fischer, would require the VA to create a grant program to pay for and provide service...
Trump Reportedly Weighs Immediate Discharge of All Transgender Troops. Here's What That Would Mean. The proposed plan, as first reported by the Times of London, would entail signing an order within days of Trump taking office...
The Best Amazon Black Friday Week 2024 Deals for Service Members, Veterans and Their Families America’s favorite shopping holiday isn’t just a single day, or even a weekend, anymore. Here’s how U.S. service members...
Overseas Troops to See Fewer Sweets, More Sweet Potatoes on Their Holiday Tables This Year For some unexplained reason, the Defense Logistics Agency is shipping 800% more sweet potatoes overseas than it did last...
For Soldiers at Fort Carson, Food Is Scarce As Americans gather for Thanksgiving feasts, soldiers at Fort Carson, Colorado, are contending with a far less festive...
Musk, Ramaswamy Proposal to Slash Spending Could Include VA Medical Services Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy confirmed that they plan to target "unauthorized" federal spending, a category that includes...