Landmark Bill Would Designate 12 Illnesses as Connected to Burn Pits The legislation would accelerate sick veterans' access to disability benefits.
Burn Pits Linked to Chronic Cough and Wheezing in Veterans, New Study Shows The Department of Veterans Affairs asked the National Academies in 2018 to review existing scientific and medical research.
Hundreds of Veterans to Receive Convalescent Plasma in VA Test The VA has announced plans for random testing of convalescent plasma for COVID-19.
Millions of VA Appointments Canceled During Pandemic Have Not Been Rescheduled The VA IG found that 3.3 million medical appointments dropped this year were not rescheduled.
VA Disputes Charges of Major Delays in Mail Delivery of Veterans' Prescriptions The Department of Veterans Affairs claims most veterans are receiving mail prescriptions on time.
More Veterans and Troops Injured in Service Could Get Cash Under Expanded Program The Department of Veterans Affairs is proposing expanding the TSGLI program.
VA Continues to 'Torture' Cats in Medical Research, Rights Group Claims Documents obtained by animal rights advocates show that the VA continues to conduct experiments on cats for medical research.
Plan Would Improve Testing and Treatment of Vets Exposed to Burn Pits, Other Toxins The proposed legislation would establish a commission to research the health effects of battlefield environmental pollutants.
Senate Approves New Agent Orange Presumptive Diseases, Tees Up House Showdown Senators voted to add bladder cancer, hypothyroidism and Parkinsonism to the list of Agent Orange presumptives.
Pentagon to Retirees: Plan Now for Tricare Select Enrollment Fees in 2021 It's the first time since the creation of Tricare Select that users will have to pay a monthly fee.
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...
