VA to Overhaul Disability Evaluations for Mental Health, Other Conditions Department officials say the evaluation system must be updated to reflect changes in medical definitions and understanding.
Nearly 4,000 More 9/11 Vets Have Died in the Past 20 Years Than Anticipated, Study Finds In a comprehensive look at "excess deaths" among post-9/11 vets, research shows roughly 3,858 more veterans died from 2002 to...
VA Hospital Warns Thousands of Vets of Possible Infection Risk from Improperly Cleaned Equipment Patients at the Carl Vinson VA Medical Center in Georgia have been advised to get tested for blood-borne illnesses.
Traumatic Brain Injury Classifications Are Leading to Preventable Deaths, Report Says In a new report, the National Academy of Sciences said the approach to treating brain injuries in the U.S. is failing...
At Least 1 Million Vets Could Get VA Health Care Under Scaled-Back Exposures Bill The chairman and ranking member of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee have offered an alternative to massive proposals...
New VA Office Tasked with Reducing Rural Health Problems for Native American Vets VA officials said they are creating the Office of Tribal Health within the VA to manage health care for all American Indian...
Anticipating Boom of Aging Veterans, VA to Expand Care, Services for the Elderly The department has pledged to broaden in-home medical care and support and housing alternatives by 2026.
Lawmakers Weigh Breaking Up Toxic Exposures Bill in Face of $282 Billion Price Tag Republicans on the House Veterans Affairs Committee say they support providing health care to ill veterans, but want to...
House Approves Bill to Automatically Enroll Vets in VA Health Care Supporters of the bill touted it as a common sense measure that will help ease the transition to civilian life.
Thousands of Ineligible Medical Providers Are Enrolled in the VA's Community Care Program An investigation by a watchdog found that the VA failed to adequately screen providers for the program, with roughly 1,000...
Tennessee Man Shot Dead After Flipping Middle Finger at War Memorial Albert Sturgill Jr., 63, was confronted by a group while gesturing at the flag and monuments at Cumberland County Veterans...
Chicago Braces for Potential National Guard Deployment Amid Trump Threats Illinois politicians are sounding an alarm and bracing for possible National Guard deployments to Chicago amid President...
9/11 Air Defense Stories You Might Not Know As hijacked planes turned into weapons on September 11, 2001, inside a quiet Air National Guard facility in upstate New York...
Is Trump's Troop Buildup in US Cities a Declaration of War — or Something Else? As President Donald Trump goads Democratic-led cities, Americans are grappling with a fundamental question of American...
Navy Demotion Reversed for GOP Congressman Who Government Watchdog Found Abused Subordinates Jackson was quietly demoted to captain in 2022, three years after his retirement from the Navy, following an inspector...