Several Types of Cancer Now Eligible for Expedited Veterans Affairs Claims The department has added several blood and urinary tract cancers to the list of diseases considered to be related to service...
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...
K2 Veterans with Certain Types of Cancer May Soon Qualify for Expedited VA Disability Claims The Department of Veterans Affairs has started the process to add bladder, urethral cancer and other genitourinary cancers to...
Supreme Court Weighs Arguments in Lawsuit over Veterans Getting 'Benefit of Doubt' in Claims Decisions The Supreme Court must decide what Congress meant when it clarified a law that required the Court of Veterans Appeals to...
Hundreds of Veterans Kicked Out of Military for Being Gay Will Have Discharges Upgraded The upgraded discharges will unlock VA benefits for hundreds of veterans for the first time.
Two Veterans Will Argue to Supreme Court that VA Disability Claims Aren't Getting 'Benefit of Doubt' The case Bufkin v. McDonough goes before the Supreme Court on Wednesday and could affect thousands of claims.
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...
Veterans Not Covered by Toxic Hazards Legislation Wait Decades for VA Recognition, Report Finds While legislation that created presumptive conditions for Agent Orange and burn pits has helped millions, veterans exposed to...
Vets with Rare Lung Disease Could Get Benefits More Easily Under Proposed Changes, VA Says The Department of Veterans Affairs is taking steps to remove the specific challenges veterans with constrictive bronchiolitis...
Surge of Female Enlistments Helped Drive Army Success in Reaching 2024 Recruiting Goal Nearly 10,000 women signed up for active duty in 2024, an 18% jump from the previous year, while male recruitment increased...
The Army's Fitness Standards May Shift in 2025. But How Much Tougher Will They Be? The Army is poised to recalibrate its fitness standards, redefining the physical expectations for combat-arms roles in 2025...
Military Academies Quashed Army-Navy Game Advertisement Featuring Marine Recommended for Medal of Honor The ad, which lauded the life and bravery of retired Marine Maj. James Capers Jr., was sponsored by a group that has backed...
Early Momentum: Army Hits 30,000 Recruits, Half its Goal for the Year The service has 30,000 new enlistments this year -- an increase of 6,000 compared to the same period last year, the data...
2 Military Planes Are Fighting LA's Fires, But Navy Helicopters and Marines Are Still Awaiting Orders The Pentagon said Friday that two military C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with a firefighting system are now flying over...
