VA Hospital Warns Thousands of Vets of Possible Infection Risk from Improperly Cleaned Equipment Patients at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center in Georgia have been advised to get tested for blood-borne illnesses.
Traumatic Brain Injury Classifications Are Leading to Preventable Deaths, Report Says In a new report, the National Academy of Sciences said the approach to treating brain injuries in the U.S. is failing...
At Least 1 Million Vets Could Get VA Health Care Under Scaled-Back Exposures Bill The chairman and ranking member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee have offered an alternative to massive proposals...
New VA Office Tasked with Reducing Rural Health Problems for Native American Vets VA officials said they are creating the Office of Tribal Health within the VA to manage health care for all American Indian...
Anticipating Boom of Aging Veterans, VA to Expand Care, Services for the Elderly The department has pledged to broaden in-home medical care and support and housing alternatives by 2026.
Lawmakers Weigh Breaking Up Toxic Exposures Bill in Face of $282 Billion Price Tag Republicans on the House Veterans Affairs Committee say they support providing health care to ill veterans, but want to...
House Approves Bill to Automatically Enroll Vets in VA Health Care Supporters of the bill touted it as a common sense measure that will help ease the transition to civilian life.
Thousands of Ineligible Medical Providers Are Enrolled in the VA's Community Care Program An investigation by a watchdog found that the VA failed to adequately screen providers for the program, with roughly 1,000...
Exposed to Environmental Toxins in the Military? A House Committee Wants to Hear from You Ahead of a hearing on military exposures, the House Veterans Affairs Committee is seeking feedback from vets.
On the Passing of My Mutt Truman and Why Support Dogs Can Help Veterans "Truman bought me critical time to figure things out and find other avenues to nurture my mental health."
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...
