Some Veterans with Other-than-Honorable Discharges Would Get Legal Aid Under Proposed VA Program The new program would provide money to legal clinics and local governments to provide free services to veterans who can't...
Critics Say VA Plan to Add Disability Rating for Rare Lung Condition Won't Help Afflicted Veterans The Department of Veterans Affairs is soliciting comments on a proposed federal rule that establishes a diagnostic code for...
VA Brings Back Travel Claims Kiosks After Pushback from Veterans, Caregivers The Department of Veterans Affairs originally planned to replace the convenient kiosks with an online system and mobile...
VA Health Care Enrollment Process Veterans are eligible for a comprehensive health care package that is completely portable across the entire VA health care...
Annual Cost-of-Living Boost for Veterans Benefits Finalized by Congress The increase applies to disability benefits, clothing allowances, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving...
Extra $12B for VA Medical Budget in Limbo After Exclusion from Short-Term Spending Bill Lawmakers did not include the requested VA funding in the continuing resolution -- and are so far not committing to including...
Veterans Nationwide Can Now Use Their Phones to Get Emergency Care from VA A pilot program has already helped more than 60,000 veterans, with more than half having their health care needs resolved...
Caregivers to Younger Veterans Face Depression and Suicidal Thoughts, Study Finds A study conducted by Rand Corp. found that caregivers provide services for troops and veterans worth between $199 billion and...
Veterans Could Get Free Gun Safes Under Suicide Prevention Proposal Introduced in House Any veteran who wants a lockbox to store their firearm would be able to get one for free from the Department of Veterans...
VA Checking for Connection Between PFAS Chemicals and Kidney Cancer in Afflicted Veterans The department will review the scientific literature, data and veterans' claims to determine whether renal cancer should be a...
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...
