Supreme Court Justices Question Potential Financial Impact of Ruling on Combat Disability Pay Case The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on a class-action suit that challenges a rule that requires veterans to file...
Class-Action Suit over Limits on Combat-Related Disability Pay Goes Before Supreme Court The Supreme Court will hear arguments in Soto v. United States, a case that challenges a six-year limit on back pay for...
Search Underway at VA for Key Under Secretary Positions for Health and Benefits The process, led by separate commissions chaired by VA Deputy Secretary Paul Lawrence, is expected to take months.
VA Watchdog: Misdated PACT Act Disability Decisions Costing Government, Veterans Millions The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General found that the VA likely overpaid some veterans while...
Lawmakers Try Again on Bill to Give 50,000 Medically Retired Veterans Full VA Disability, Retirement Pay The Major Richard Star Act, which has been floated since 2020, has the support of more than 40 veterans' organizations and...
VA to Step Up Rollout of New Electronic Health Records System in 2026 The program, which is in use at six VA medical centers and affiliated clinics, has been stalled since 2022.
The Office that Investigates Disparities in Veterans’ Care Is Being 'Liquidated' The Trump administration has shut down a unit of the Department of Veterans Affairs created under President Joe Biden to...
Supreme Court Upholds VA Court Decision Not to Review 'Benefit-of-the-Doubt' Evidence in Veterans' Claims In a 7-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court said last week that, while the Department of Veterans Affairs should favor veterans...
New York Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Will Finally Receive Medal of Honor Advocates pushed for years for Michael Ollis to receive the nation's highest honor. On Tuesday, their dream became a reality.
Hundreds Turn Out to Honor Navy Veteran Who Would Have Been Buried Alone Hundreds of strangers filled a Pennsylvania church to ensure a U.S. Navy veteran who died without family received the send...
Why Some Disabled Veterans Can't Get Both VA Disability and Military Retirement Pay Military service members planning medical retirement face a critical decision point at the 20-year mark.
How a Wounded Pigeon Named Cher Ami Saved the Lost Battalion in WWI A wounded pigeon named Cher Ami helped save a battalion of American soldiers, becoming one of the most recognized animals in...
This 20-Year-Old Sacrificed His Life and Became the First Black Marine Medal of Honor Recipient Every February, Black History Month shines a light on Americans whose contributions shaped the nation. One belongs to Pfc...