'Millions' of Veterans Exposed to Environmental Hazards Will Be Eligible for VA Health Care on March 5 The Department of Veterans Affairs has accelerated a provision of the PACT Act to offer health-care services to millions of...
GI Bill Direct Deposits Must Be to Same Bank Account as Other VA Benefits by April 20 The change is being made as part of the Department of Veterans Affairs' overall efforts to update the GI Bill payment system...
VA Paid Roughly $1 Million in Double Housing Payments to Some Student Vets Due to a Legal Loophole While "double-dipping" is not allowed for most military and veterans benefits programs, an issue with two Veterans Affairs...
Life Insurance After the Military: How to Protect Your Family Death is tough on the survivors, and that's especially true if they are squeezed both emotionally and financially. VA- and...
250,000 VA Patients Are at Risk of Receiving Wrong Medication Due to Electronic Health Records Issue A VA official testifying at a hearing stressed that the department has not found any instances of patients being harmed by...
'Replete with Misconduct': Internal VA Investigation Finds Inappropriate Sexual Conduct in VA's Anti-Harassment Office The 125-page investigative report was released by the VA ahead of a House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing about the...
Native American, Alaska Native Veterans Saved $2.5 Million in Medical Costs Under New VA Waiver Program The exemption covers copays for VA medical appointments, urgent care visits and prescriptions.
Unequal Treatment of Black, Minority Veterans Triggers New VA Plan to Weed Out Disparities The move aligns with the White House's effort to ensure that all eligible Americans have access to federal services and...
VA Plan to Issue Urns, Memorial Plaques Sparks Concerns Veterans Will Be Barred from Burial with Spouses The National Funeral Directors Association and the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as others, recently...
VA Plans to Expand Agent Orange Disability Benefits to Cover Exposure in a Dozen New States In a proposed rule in the Federal Register, the VA said it will now grant presumptive status to veterans with Agent Orange...
Senior Enlisted Marine Reduced to Sergeant for Wearing Unauthorized Awards, Including Purple Heart Per a plea agreement, then-Sgt. Maj. Charlie Clawson was reduced in rank after a Sept. 13 court-martial found him in...
2024 Veterans Day Free Meals and Restaurant Deals and Discounts Restaurants are saluting Veterans Day with free meals and discounts for veterans, service members and their families.
Marine Corps Blames Pilot Error for Crash of Malfunctioning F-35 in South Carolina Forest An F-35B Lightning II fighter jet that crashed in South Carolina last year had an electrical malfunction, and the pilot...
The Rise of Soldier-Influencers: Army Eyes Policy for Troops with Millions of Online Followers The Army is now eyeing influencers to help shape its digital presence, but it aims to do so with a notably hands-off approach...
Air Force Overcharged 7,943% for C-17 Hand Soap Dispensers, Watchdog Finds In all, the service accepted a 7,943% markup, or more than 80 times the commercially available cost, on the soap dispensers...
