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Inside the VA Cash Out Refinance

An existing VA mortgage, just like any other mortgage, can be refinanced. The VA home loan however is eligible for both...

Who Is Doug Collins? A Look at Trump's Pick to Head the VA

The former Georgia congressman is a Southern Baptist minister and Air Force colonel.

Veterans Affairs Officer Hit Man with Baton 45 Times as He ‘Screamed in Pain,’ Feds Say

The beating caused multiple injuries, including cuts on the man’s legs and a broken bone in his foot, according to...

Modular housing for homeless veterans in Los Angeles

VA Touts Housing Homeless Vets in LA While Fighting Court Order to Build More Units

The Department of Veterans Affairs held a ribbon-cutting ceremony this week to open new apartments for homeless veterans on...

Military retirees are especially vulnerable to mental health problems.

'Disturbing' Number of VA Mental Health Appointment Cancellations Prompt Lawmakers to Call for Reforms

The inquiry from 13 House members follows a yearlong investigation by Military.com into the challenges of obtaining mental...

Trump Picks Former Georgia Congressman Doug Collins to Run Veterans Affairs

Doug Collins, a lawyer and chaplain in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, was one of Trump’s biggest defenders in the U.S. House...

What the Pentagon Has, Hasn't and Could Do to Stop Veterans and Troops from Joining Extremist Groups

The military and its transition programs have largely failed to provide what experts say is necessary to steer troops and...

Sailors and Marines man the rails aboard the USS Boxer

Marine from Ship That Dumped Fuel into Its Water Has Disability Claim Approved Following Military.com Investigation

The change of heart by the VA could pave the way for other veterans to receive disability pay for an event that the Navy...

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Rural Veterans Are Struggling with Access to VA-Provided Care

About a quarter of the nation's 19 million veterans live in Census-defined rural areas, according to the VA.

President Joe Biden lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

VA Set to Add Leukemia, Multiple Myeloma to List of Conditions Linked to Burn Pits

The department used its new system for determining whether a condition is service-connected to give affected veterans access...

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Hegseth Paid Woman Who Accused Him of Sexual Assault over Fear for His Fox News Job, Lawyer Says

More details are emerging about an alleged 2017 sexual assault involving Pete Hegseth, President-elect Donald Trump's nominee...

Sgt. Jacqueline Speights, from 175th Surgical Detachment, 531st Hospital Center, prepares a sample for COVID-19 testing while Spc. Samuel Mawanda, from 626th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), records data at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital’s COVID-19 sample processing section within the hospital’s Department of Pathology, Jan. 24, 2022. (Maria Christina Yager/Army)

Tricare Changes are Coming in 2025. Here’s What Beneficiaries Need to Know Right Now

Tricare beneficiaries need to be aware of changes taking place in both the East and West regions and may need to take action...

U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps instructor arrives at the ROTC building on a university campus

Kings of Campus: How Some Army Instructors Use Their Clout to Prey on College Cadets

To the young students in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), the officers who run the programs on college...

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Thousands of Women Serve in Combat Roles. Pentagon Nominee Hegseth Says They Shouldn’t.

Pete Hegseth has made clear, in his own words, that he is critical of military service by women and more specifically opposes...

Veterans Affairs Officer Hit Man with Baton 45 Times as He ‘Screamed in Pain,’ Feds Say

The beating caused multiple injuries, including cuts on the man’s legs and a broken bone in his foot, according to...

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