A federal judge held a brief hearing over whether the Trump administration should continue its deployment of troops to Los Angeles.
U.S. presidents have rarely federalized the National Guard to intervene in protests on U.S. soil.
Karen Brazell currently works as a senior VA advisor and would serve as the department's next Under Secretary for Benefits.
The high court ruled that limits on the government's combat-related special compensation program unfairly took away support for injured vets.
