Disabled Veterans to Congress: Move Out on Stalled Bill to Allow Payment of Both Retirement and Disability Benefits Despite wide bipartisan backing, the Major Richard Star Act has languished for years, increasingly frustrating the veterans...
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...
PACT Act: Presumptive Conditions The PACT Act presumes a service connection for conditions related to toxic exposures from burn pits; contaminated water at...
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...
Psychedelic Drug MDMA Faces Questions as FDA Considers Approval for PTSD Federal health regulators are set to review the first request to approve the mind-altering club drug MDMA as a treatment for...
Scarred by War, Nigeria’s Wounded Soldiers Fought to Recover at Prince Harry's Invictus Games Though sports had been part of the recovery process for Nigeria’s wounded soldiers, military officials said the Invictus...
Veterans Health Information Feared to Be Stolen in Cyberattack that Shut Down Pharmacies A top lawmaker is demanding answers on whether veterans' private health information was stolen in a cyberattack earlier this...
Expanding VA's Fertility Treatment Coverage to Vets Without Service Injuries Too Costly, Secretary Says VA Secretary Denis McDonough was asked by Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., why the VA does not cover in vitro fertilization for...
Traumatic Brain Injury Bill Calls for Sweeping Changes in Military Health Care, Training, Safety to Protect Troops The 46-page bill comes amid growing evidence that troops are at risk of exposure to potentially dangerous blasts not just...
PBS' 'After Action' Takes a Personal Look at the Lives of Veterans Forever Changed by Military Service Stacy Pearsall is one of the most decorated military combat photographers in history, a recipient of the Bronze Star, an Air...
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...