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President Barack Obama assured disabled veterans Saturday that his administration is making progress on reducing a backlog of disability claims and said the number of requests for assistance has fallen by nearly one-fifth since peaking at more than 600,000 just a few months ago.
Republican U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy wants Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shineski to rescind more than $100,000 in bonuses given to VA leaders in the wake of a Legionnaire's disease outbreak at Pittsburgh's Veterans Affairs hospitals.
President Obama, who has addressed VFW and American Legion conventions over the years, will speak this week to disabled veterans.
More than 170,000 retired military personnel and their family members face significant changes to their medical care on Oct.
A bill that requires the Transportation Security Administration to provide expedited security screening for injured or disabled troops and veterans is heading to President Obama's desk for his signature.
The Veterans Affairs Department has launched a unique incentive program for disabled veterans that will potentially provide up to one year of extra disability compensation if a benefits claim is submitted with almost all of the information required for pr
A new bill unveiled in Congress would strip the Veterans Affairs Department of responsibility for verifying veteran-owned small businesses, a change in federal contracting procedures aimed at simplifying the process and saving money, according to the bill
A federal judge in Oakland has ruled that Cold War military veterans who say they were harmed by government-backed chemical and biological experiments aren't entitled to medical treatment outside the Department of Veterans Affairs medical system.
The number of homeless veterans in the U.S. has decreased by 17 percent since 2009 — but many of these men and women are put in apartments without furniture, paid utilities or even toilet paper, according to advocates.
An omnibus veterans' bill approved July 24 by the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee is chock full of improvements in health and benefits programs, according to a summary released by the panel.
A. You don't need to do anything this second; newborn babies of active-duty troops are automatically covered from the moment of birth under Tricare Prime for 60 days.
A Senate committee proposes a multi-year plan to cut the weight of some veterans, including the possibility of buying fitness club memberships for some obese patients.
The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee passed eight bills Wednesday, but given the panel's secretive approach, it is hard to judge the potential impact.
The Veterans Affairs Department has extended the deadline for the public to comment on its planned registry for service members exposed to open-air burn pits through Aug. 20.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell took aim Monday at the Veterans Affairs Department for a massive backlog of disability claims for veterans, calling it a 'national disgrace' that the president should address.
John Yates, an African-American soldier who enlisted in the Union Army at 13, lies in an unmarked grave in the 170-year-old Wesleyan Cemetery in Cincinnati.
A House subcommittee voted Wednesday to support an independent review of the cause and possible remedy for the veterans' disability claims backlog.
More than 25 federal and state agencies, consumer advocates and industry groups have launched an effort to educate troops and veterans about personal financial management issues, protecting personal information, and avoiding scams, starting with 'Military
A Florida lawmaker wants to hold the Defense Department to a strict timeline for setting up a system to share military medical records with the Veterans Affairs Department.
Medical marijuana advocates in New Mexico launched a campaign Tuesday to protect veterans' access to cannabis in the state, saying the initiative has national implications as more former troops with post-traumatic stress disorder find relief for their sym
A West Virginia lawmaker is pushing Congress to require homeless shelters accepting money from the Veterans Affairs Department to certify that they meet fire and safety standards.
For Stewart Bornhoft, who completed two tours of duty in Vietnam, the Supreme Court's decision granting federal benefits to married, same-sex couples means that he and his spouse, Stephen McNabb, can one day be buried together at Arlington National Cemete
The Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center has reprimanded two employees and is considering similar punishment against two more after examining three patient deaths blamed on mismanagement of the hospital's mental health unit, officials said.
Five years ago, Joe Miller, then an Army Ranger captain with three Iraq tours under his belt, sat inside his home near Fort Bragg holding a cocked Beretta 40mm and prepared to kill himself.
A Veterans Affairs Department letter sent to veterans offering to review denied sexual trauma disability claims is 'inappropriate, insensitive and unhelpful,' according to a statement from the office of Sen.
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