PACT Act: Presumptive Conditions The PACT Act presumes a service connection for conditions related to toxic exposures from burn pits; contaminated water at...
VA Continues to Update Disability Rating Schedule The 70-year-old regulations are halfway through a major rewrite.
VA Removes Disability Benefits Questionnaires from Public View Citing abuse of the system, the VA clamps down on the popular disability checklists.
What Survivors of Veterans Need to Know About the PACT Act The PACT Act linked medical conditions with certain toxins common during some eras or circumstances of military service. Here...
Bill Guaranteeing Cost-of-Living Increase for Veterans in 2024 Heads to President's Desk The annual task in Congress ensures that VA compensation keeps pace with Social Security increases.
Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance (SSIA) Surviving spouses whose SBP have been offset as a result of receiving DIC are eligible for a Special Allowance.
Fire Watch Episode 3: Burn Pits and the Fight to Get Help The PACT Act had a years-long, tumultuous journey to making it into law. It is meant to provide expanded health care for...
Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance Surviving spouses, whose SBP annuity has been offset by DIC may be eligible for a Special Allowance to make up for it.
Marine Recruiter Who Wrote ‘Memoir’ About Teenage Recruit Sentenced to Prison Nearly a year after then-Gunnery Sgt. Christopher Champagne self-published a memoir about his inappropriate relationship with...
Five Chinese Nationals Charged with Covering Up Midnight Visit to Michigan Military Site U.S. authorities charged five Chinese nationals with lying and trying to cover their tracks, more than a year after they were...
Air Force Has a Problem Recruiting for Special Warfare Jobs, New Report Finds The Rand Corp. released a study detailing the issues the Air Force has faced in getting recruits to join Special Warfare...
1,000 Active-Duty Soldiers Called Up to Assist with Hurricane Helene Response The 1,000 troops, an Infantry Battalion Task Force formed from the XVIII Airborne Corps, are from the 82nd Airborne Division...
Army Testing Robot Dogs Armed with Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Rifles in Middle East The Army was testing at least one armed quadrupedal unmanned ground vehicle at an installation in Saudi Arabia.
![Veterans and family fill the pews in a church.](http://images03.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2023-07/military%20VA%20Tennessee%20Valley%20VetFest%20chapel%201800%20x%201200.jpeg.jpg?itok=sLHWS79C "The VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System held a "Summer VetFest" event at Walnut Street Church of Christ in Dickson, Tenn., Aug. 20, 2023, to provide information about PACT Act toxic exposure benefits to veterans and the survivors of deceased veterans. (VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System via Facebook)")
