Transgender Veterans Sue to Force VA to Cover Gender-Affirmation Surgeries The Transgender American Veterans Association, or TAVA, filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to compel the VA to cover...
Millions of Vets Got Health Care and Benefits Under the PACT Act. Thousands Left Out Want the Same Chance. Legislation passed in 2022 expanded benefits for former troops sickened by burn pits, Agent Orange and contaminated water at...
VA Sued After Vet Died While Waiting for Heart Surgery George Walker died in 2016 while on a surgical wait list for a new heart valve at the VA Puget Sound Health Care System.
VA Hospital Missed a Lung Cancer Diagnosis, Suit Claims. It Settled for $850,000 William Whitaker was 64 when he died in March 2022, more than 20 months after an initial VA hospital CT scan showed a small...
'Model' for Veterans Care Takes Shape at Massachusetts Veterans Home at Holyoke The foundation of the new $483 million Massachusetts Veterans Home at Holyoke is nearly complete, and the cranes are already...
VA Nominee Wilkie Pledges No 'Privatization' of Vets Health Care At his confirmation hearing, Robert Wilkie also rejected allegations that he supported "racially divisive" issues.
VA Surge Operations Resulted in Increased Appointments and Reduced Wait Times, Department Says The efforts, known as "Access Sprints," also opened up VA appointments for those waiting for care in the community.
Lawsuit Alleging Racial Bias in VA Benefits Decisions Allowed to Move Forward by Federal Judge The lawsuit at issue was filed by a Vietnam veteran who alleges that the VA spent decades improperly denying his claims for...
More Specialty Drugs Cost Less with New Pharmacy's Addition to Tricare Home Delivery Tricare beneficiaries with prescriptions for specialty drugs can now get more of them at the lower copays of Tricare Home...
How Marines Took an Airfield in the Philippines in a Show Against China On April 30, three combined littoral reconnaissance teams made up of roughly 30 U.S. and Philippine Marines each, flown by...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Air Force Pilot Who Died After Aircraft Ejection Seat Misfire Identified by the Service Capt. John Robertson, an instructor pilot from the 80th Operations Support Squadron at Sheppard Air Force Base, was injured...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...