Fly Infestations, Canceled Dialysis: Senators Reveal Grim Conditions at Some VA Hospitals The VA frequently cites its $60 billion infrastructure needs but has given few details; senators filled in some of the blanks...
VA Moves to Expedite Benefits for Post-9/11 Veterans' Asthma, Respiratory Problems The VA will create a list of conditions thought to be linked to burn pits and other air-quality problems experienced by vets...
Congress Hopes to Deliver the Biggest Veterans Health Bill Ever. But What Will It Cost? The legislation would create a presumptive service connection to vets suffering from a long list of diseases who were exposed...
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.
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...
Camp Pendleton Officer, Wife Sue Military Housing Company over Crash That Killed 8-Year-Old Son A Marine Corps family whose 8-year-old son died last year after he was struck by a vehicle while riding his bicycle on Camp...
Coast Guard to Launch Service-Wide Physical Fitness Test for All Members Next Year Coast Guard men and women must take a preliminary assessment by the end of this year and a mandatory PFT starting in 2026.
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...
Rubio Says US Is Designating 2 More Gangs as Foreign Terrorist Groups The two new designees, Los Lobos and Los Choneros, are Ecuadorian gangs blamed for much of the violence that began since the...
