Judges reject VA secretary’s request to pause veterans’ claims appeals
Secretary Collins asked the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims to stop its work during the government shutdown. Judges called the request "extreme."
By Patricia Kime
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VA staffer accused of blindly approving over 85,000 disability claims
The employee was found to have authorized about 85,300 claims — 19 times the national average, and at an 84% error rate.
By Zita Ballinger Fletcher
Watchdog report: The VA benefits backlog is higher than officials say
Tens of thousands of cases were excluded from VA statistics about overdue cases.
VA steps up fight against plan to extend benefits to ‘blue water’ Vietnam vets
The department opposes a plan that would automatically assume veterans who served on ships near Vietnam during the war were exposed to Agent Orange.
Lawmaker presses for quicker action to help military clean-up crews of 1966 nuclear accident
A new bill would grant presumptive status to hundreds of veterans who helped clean up nuclear contamination more than 50 years ago.
Elevated levels of lead found in child’s blood at Wyoming Air Force base
Housing now getting tested for lead contamination at F.E. Warren Air Force Base.
By Tara Copp, AP
Report: VA may have mishandled thousands of sexual assault cases
The inspector general estimates that half of cases handled by VA recently may have ignored proper processing rules.
White House called toxins contamination ‘PR nightmare’
EPA testing from 2013 to 2015 found significant amounts of PFAS in public water supplies in 33 U.S. states. The finding helped move PFAS up as a national priority.
VA officials push back on Congress’ blue water Navy benefits fix
House lawmakers' fix would give disability benefits to up to 90,000 veterans.
Water on carrier Eisenhower now clear of contaminants
The aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower had its water tested Thursday and the results were not good.
By J.D. Simkins
Company to pay $9 million after allegedly selling defective combat earplugs to US military
The Minnesota-based 3M Company allegedly sold their dual-ended Combat Arms Earplugs, Version 2, to the military without disclosing defects that decreased the actual effectiveness of the hearing protection the device offered.
By Kyle Rempfer