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VA to provide grants for veteran, spouse employment help
A new grant program will provide up to $500,000 to organizations helping veterans and spouses land post-military jobs.
Amid pressure, VA eyes speeding benefits for burn pit exposure illnesses
Department leaders are looking to add respiratory illnesses to a list of conditions presumed caused by exposure to the toxic smoke at overseas bases.
VA to start processing Vietnam vets’ claims for conditions newly linked to Agent Orange poisoning
Individuals suffering from bladder cancer, hypothyroidism, and Parkinsonism will be able to receive disability payments for their conditions.
This bill proposes giving veterans a year of birth control at once
The proposed law would allow VA patients to request up to a year of birth control pills at a time.
Zero COVID deaths among Veterans Affairs patients for the first time in 14 months
At least one death from the virus was reported by VA officials for 433 consecutive days.
VA to lift all restrictions on cemetery visits ahead of Memorial Day
The new rules go into effect on May 26, less than a week before the holiday.
Benefits for burn pit illnesses, hypertension from Agent Orange would be granted under new plan
The ambitious legislative package is expected to be formally unveiled next week.
Can Veterans Affairs officials spot another serial killer hiding in their midst?
In the wake of a former staffer being imprisoned for murdering seven patients, VA watchdogs warn that changes need to be made across the department's health system.
US Army scraps Stryker mobile gun systems in favor of new lethality upgrades
The Army will divest its Stryker Mobile Gun Systems by the end of fiscal 2022.
By Jen Judson