Burn Pit Victims with Rare Lung Disease Struggle to Get VA Care and Benefits Although constrictive bronchiolitis was one of the first diseases associated with exposure to burn pits, the pathway for...
The Pre-Discharge Program for Disability Compensation The Pre-Discharge Program is a VA/DOD program that lets you file a disability claim up to 180 days before discharge.
VA Dropping Mandatory Overtime for Most Claims Processors as Work Proceeds at Faster Clip VA Under Secretary for Benefits Joshua Jacobs said that, with more employees and efficiencies, the department can move toward...
Here's What Biden and Trump Actually Did for Veterans as President President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have both sought to claim the mantle of veterans champion as each vies...
A VA Medical Center in Colorado Paused Heart Surgeries for 13 Months. Its Leaders Didn't Tell Higher-Ups. Decisions by officials at the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center created a "culture of fear" that undermined patient...
After Crippling Ransomware Attack, VA Is Still Dealing with Fallout, Trying to Pay Providers Some providers have had issues with payments, but the VA is working to ensure all claims are processed, officials said.
The Army Made Her Plead Guilty or Face Prison for Being Gay. She's Still Paying the Price. LGBTQ veterans and advocates want justice for discrimination and are frustrated that an upcoming VA change for so-called bad...
PTSD VA Ratings: What You Need to Know See what you need to know about Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), VA ratings and symptoms of PTSD. Read now.
VA Designates Male Breast Cancer, 2 Other Cancers as Service-Connected Illnesses Under PACT Act Troops with the illnesses who served in specific geographic areas since the Persian Gulf War may be eligible for disability...
5 Reasons Veterans' Group Life Insurance Could Be a Solid Choice At certain times and in certain situations, Veterans’ Group Life Insurance might work for you and your family like it did for...
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...
Peterson Space Force Base Dining Hall Closed Indefinitely After 'Significant Safety Incident' Guardians and airmen stationed at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado have been without an on-base dining hall facility for...
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.
Far-Right Suggests Military Just Authorized Lethal Force Against Americans Ahead of the Election. It Didn’t. As Trump warns about an "enemy from within," a Defense Department directive set off a firestorm on alt-tech social media. But...
Congress Eyes Top Honor for Navy Pilot Who Was Second-Longest Ever US Military POW Lawmakers are working to award the Congressional Gold Medal to retired Cmdr. Everett Alvarez Jr., who spent eight and a half...
![Mona McGuire with a portion of her discharge certificate.](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-06/1time-mona-mcguire-discharge-certificate-1200.jpg?itok=Tc6wF_wJ "Mona McGuire was 19 when she started as a military police officer. Less than a year later, the Army ended her career "under other than honorable conditions" and "for the good of the service in lieu of court-martial" when she admitted during an interrogation that she was gay. (Photo courtesy of Mona McGuire; Excerpts of DD-214 Certificate of Discharge)")
