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VA may fast-track disability benefits for Air Force missile community
The Department of Veterans Affairs is considering offering easier access to disability benefits to airmen in the nuclear missile community.
Legal uncertainty over Veterans Affairs abortion policy worries staff
An inspector general report found confusion and concerns among employees regarding the abortion access rules.
Air Force to review discharges of troops with mental health conditions
Discharges will get a fresh look as part of a proposed settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed against the Air Force in 2021.
Government shutdown set to disrupt military, VA services
Daycare availability, military relocations and non-essential training will all be upended by the federal budget fight.
Lawmakers demand accountability after VA loses track of vets’ claims
Nearly 100,000 cases were delayed because of technical problems with the VA's web site software.
VA officials sound alarm on uptick in veterans benefits scams
The department is launching a new outreach effort to help veterans spot potential fraud before they become victims.
VA to recoup nearly $10 million in mistaken bonuses to senior staffers
The money was designed to help retain employees with in-demand skills but was awarded improperly to 170 senior officials.
Total of overdue VA disability claims balloons to almost 300,000
The number of overdue cases hasn't been that high since 2014.
VA reaches annual medical staff hiring goal one month early
Department leaders brought in more than 54,000 new employees in 11 months, pushing worker levels to their highest mark ever.
VA urging veterans, staff to get latest COVID-19 vaccine booster
Virus infection cases within the VA health care system are up more than 200% in the last two months.
Opinion
Because I was a woman who served, I was stereotyped by a stranger
Noelle Wiehe went to a veterans resource fair and found herself talking to a financial advisor who suddenly asked her if she’d been sexually assaulted.
By Noelle Wiehe, The War Horse