VA to Open 3 New Vet Centers, Expand 6 Satellite Centers in Various States Early Next Year The centers provide nonmedical counseling and therapy, referrals and more to veterans who may not necessarily be eligible for...
US Department of Veterans Affairs Officially 'Takes Responsibility' for California Naval Cemetery As it has been for over 20 years, the cemetery will remain closed for interments.
VA Has Already Exceeded Its Annual Goal for Housing Homeless Veterans with 2 Months Left in the Year As of Oct. 31, the VA has provided shelter for 38,847 veterans, surpassing its goal of 38,000 for the year with two months to...
VA Delays Change to How It Reimburses Veterans' Ambulance Services Amid Fears for Rural Providers The department announced last week that it would extend its current policy while it works to ensure that any changes won't...
VA Plans Outreach to Screen 3 Million More Veterans for Toxic Exposures The PACT Act requires the VA to attempt to screen all veterans enrolled in VA health care; to date, 4.8 million veterans have...
VA Pauses Foreclosures on Veterans Facing Difficulties Making Mortgage Payments The announcement came after a National Public Radio report called attention to the plight of 34,000 veterans having trouble...
Transgender Veterans Group Threatens VA with Lawsuit over Yearslong Delay in Covering Surgeries Lawyers for the Transgender American Veterans Association said not providing the surgeries has "increased risk of physical...
Veteran Suicides Ticked Upward in 2021 Following 2 Years of Decline, Latest VA Statistics Show Nearly 6,400 veterans died by suicide in 2021, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs annual report.
VA Defends Crisis Line's Special Unit After Whistleblowers Allege It's Failing Veterans "Our top priority with the VCL is to make sure that veterans get the support they need, whenever and wherever they need it --...
Veteran Psychedelic Therapy Gets Cautious Support at First House Hearing of Its Kind Since 1960s The House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health heard from expert witnesses at the VA and veterans groups on potential...
Cavalry Soldiers at Fort Carson Can't See Doctors in the Early Morning Under New Rules An armor officer at Fort Carson, Colorado, this week issued a new set of policies to his formation effectively banning...
A Marine Recruiter's 'Grooming' of a Teenage Recruit Led to an Investigation. The Family Says He's Still Terrorizing Them. Thirty-six-year-old Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Champagne is now under investigation by military authorities after self...
Cell Phones at Boot Camp: Navy Will Let Some Recruits Use Their Devices Beyond the announcement, the service offered few details about the policy change that promises to be a major shift in...
Most Would Encourage Military Service But Confidence in Armed Forces Remains Low, Survey Finds This year's survey found that 51% of respondents said they would encourage friends and family who were considering joining...
Rescue Efforts Underway for 8 Crew Members Aboard Air Force Osprey That Crashed in Japan Search-and-rescue operations are underway for the crew of an Air Force Osprey that crashed off the coast of a Japanese island...
