Lawmakers Balk at VA Plans to Roll Out Electronic Medical Records System Democrat Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers are united in their concerns over the VA's new health records...
VA Agent Orange Benefits Would Expand Under Landmark Burn Pit Bill The toxic exposure bill passed by the House would add hypertension and another health condition to the list of diseases...
Sweeping Toxic Exposure Bill Passed by House Advocates are celebrating the vote as a major win in the fight for recognition that their ailments were caused by breathing...
'We Have a Sacred Obligation:' Biden Pledges to Help Vets Struggling with the Wounds of War President Joe Biden in his first State of the Union address vowed to help veterans suffering from illnesses caused by...
Biden to Spotlight Vets Health in Address to Congress, Pushing Burn Pit, Mental Health Help President Joe Biden plans to announce a number of initiatives aimed at helping veterans who are sick or struggling...
The Department of Veterans Affairs' Veterans Health Administration Makes New Investment in its Best Asset: Employees We need to invest and care for the people who care for our nation's veterans
Landmark Military Toxic Exposure Bill to Get Vote Next Week Lawmakers will vote on a $282 billion bill that would fast-track benefits to millions of vets sickened by burn pits and...
Scaled-Down Toxic Exposure Bill Passed by Senate The bill has garnered criticism from some advocates who say it does not go far enough to help veterans now suffering from...
VA to Overhaul Disability Evaluations for Mental Health, Other Conditions Department officials say the evaluation system must be updated to reflect changes in medical definitions and understanding.
Nearly 4,000 More 9/11 Vets Have Died in the Past 20 Years Than Anticipated, Study Finds In a comprehensive look at "excess deaths" among post-9/11 vets, research shows roughly 3,858 more veterans died from 2002 to...
Portrait of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee with Slave Rehung at West Point The reinstallation marks the latest effort by the Trump administration to reverse the work of a congressionally mandated...
How the Men on a Navy Submarine Survived After Sinking 240 Feet in the Atlantic Trapped 240 feet beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, Lt. Oliver Naquin could not ensure the crew of the USS Squalus...
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...
From Jackson to McKinley: What Trump's Shift of Presidential Hero Says About His Evolving Goals Trump's shift, rather than merely swapping one infatuation for another, demonstrates how his mindset and priorities have...
Randy 'Duke' Cunningham, Naval Aviator and Corrupt Appropriator, Dies at 83 Cunningham, a California Republican, joined the Navy at age 25 and during the Vietnam War became the first “ace,” an honor...
