Veterans Can Be Reimbursed for Travel to Medical Appointments Did you know the VA will cover travel expenses for medical visits?
VA to Move Veterans with Cancer to Front of the PACT Act Line McDonough also vowed the department "will not rest" until "every veteran gets the care they need and the benefits they...
Vets Who Took Paxlovid Less Likely to Get Long COVID, VA Study Finds An analysis of more than 56,000 veterans infected with COVID-19 found that those treated with the new Pfizer drug had a 26%...
Two Men Accused of Planning to Sell Opioids to Vets in Substance Abuse Treatment Arrested The case represents a disturbing nexus for two populations ravaged by the deadly opioid epidemic.
First Look at the VA's New Toxic Exposure Screening All Vets Will Take When Seeing a Doctor With a short screening, the VA hopes to learn more about combat exposures and help patients learn more about potential...
VA Starts Doing Toxic Exposure Screenings as Advocates Press for Medical Testing VA officials say the five-minute questionnaire should spark conversations between patients and doctors and lead to medical...
Celebrating Veteran Health on Veterans Day This year, the Veterans Health Administration celebrates 75 years of providing world-class health care and veteran-centered...
Veterans File Record Number of Disability Claims, Putting Pressure on Backlog More than 113,000 claims have been filed since August, VA Secretary Denis McDonough said this week.
VA to Review Burn Pit Registry in Wake of Report Calling for Complete Overhaul The registry, introduced in 2014, fails to provide the information for which it was originally intended, according to the...
Fewer Black Vets Got Advanced COVID Treatments at VA Hospitals During Pandemic, Study Finds Researchers said the issue is tied to differences in care at facilities across the system, as well as other factors.
Army Dramatically Expands Combat Patch Eligibility The policy shift, issued last week, covers soldiers who served in Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon...
Plans for Mass VA Firings Scuttled, But Department Still Expects 30,000 Employees to Leave on Their Own The announcement walked back previous plans, first revealed in a leaked memo in March, to fire as many as 83,000 employees as...
Colonel Retaliated Against Major for Talking to Congress About Red Hill Contamination, Report Says The report said that investigators substantiated an allegation that an Air Force colonel had retaliated against Army Maj...
Air Force Academy Cutting 140 Positions; Majors Affected? As the Air Force works to cut 5,000 positions before October, the Air Force Academy expects to eliminate 140 jobs.
Mystery on Pacific Seafloor Proves to Be Part of Daring WWII Saga, US Navy Says A mysterious object spotted on the South Pacific seafloor has been identified as the bow of a torpedoed World War II ship...