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Bid to end military ‘widows tax’ stalled despite congressional promises
Efforts to force the issue into the annual defense authorization bill debate were turned back over funding and procedural problems.
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VA’s top suicide prevention official departing in July
The move leaves a leadership gap at VA at a time of increased focus on the department’s outreach and mental health efforts.
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Benefits for ‘blue water’ veterans finalized after years-long fight
The move ends a years-long fight to get faster disability benefits for up to 90,000 Navy veterans who served in Vietnam.
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Big VA budget boost included in controversial spending bill
But plans for a $217.5 billion VA budget next year could be stalled by the unrelated debate over how to fund border security.
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Don’t implement controversial GI Bill transfer rule yet, or at all, lawmakers tell Pentagon
The impending policy change would end GI Bill transfer options for service members with more than 16 years in uniform.
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Whistleblowers testify that fear, retribution are still widespread at VA
Lawmakers called the charges worrisome, but VA leaders say the complaints are ignoring recent improvements at the department.
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O’Rourke proposes new ‘war tax’ to fund veteran health care
The former Texas congressman, now seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, unveiled his proposal Monday before attending a veterans’ roundtable in Tampa, Florida, ahead of the first Democratic presidential debate in Miami on Wednesday.
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This week in Congress: Defense fights before the fireworks
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of June 24, 2019.
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Atlanta to be home of rare Civil War flag of black soldiers
“We Will Prove Ourselves Men,” reads the inscription at the top of the regimental flag carried into battle by members of the 127th United States Colored Troops.
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How far should victims have to go to prove military sexual trauma?
The Department of Veterans Affairs is opposing a new bill that would expand access to disability benefits for survivors of military sexual trauma.
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Bid to end military ‘widows tax’ stalled despite congressional promises
Efforts to force the issue into the annual defense authorization bill debate were turned back over funding and procedural problems.
-
VA’s top suicide prevention official departing in July
The move leaves a leadership gap at VA at a time of increased focus on the department’s outreach and mental health efforts.
-
Benefits for ‘blue water’ veterans finalized after years-long fight
The move ends a years-long fight to get faster disability benefits for up to 90,000 Navy veterans who served in Vietnam.
-
Big VA budget boost included in controversial spending bill
But plans for a $217.5 billion VA budget next year could be stalled by the unrelated debate over how to fund border security.
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Don’t implement controversial GI Bill transfer rule yet, or at all, lawmakers tell Pentagon
The impending policy change would end GI Bill transfer options for service members with more than 16 years in uniform.
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Whistleblowers testify that fear, retribution are still widespread at VA
Lawmakers called the charges worrisome, but VA leaders say the complaints are ignoring recent improvements at the department.
-
O’Rourke proposes new ‘war tax’ to fund veteran health care
The former Texas congressman, now seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, unveiled his proposal Monday before attending a veterans’ roundtable in Tampa, Florida, ahead of the first Democratic presidential debate in Miami on Wednesday.
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This week in Congress: Defense fights before the fireworks
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of June 24, 2019.
-
Atlanta to be home of rare Civil War flag of black soldiers
“We Will Prove Ourselves Men,” reads the inscription at the top of the regimental flag carried into battle by members of the 127th United States Colored Troops.
-
How far should victims have to go to prove military sexual trauma?
The Department of Veterans Affairs is opposing a new bill that would expand access to disability benefits for survivors of military sexual trauma.
-
Bid to end military ‘widows tax’ stalled despite congressional promises
Efforts to force the issue into the annual defense authorization bill debate were turned back over funding and procedural problems.
-
VA’s top suicide prevention official departing in July
The move leaves a leadership gap at VA at a time of increased focus on the department’s outreach and mental health efforts.
-
Benefits for ‘blue water’ veterans finalized after years-long fight
The move ends a years-long fight to get faster disability benefits for up to 90,000 Navy veterans who served in Vietnam.
-
Big VA budget boost included in controversial spending bill
But plans for a $217.5 billion VA budget next year could be stalled by the unrelated debate over how to fund border security.
-
Don’t implement controversial GI Bill transfer rule yet, or at all, lawmakers tell Pentagon
The impending policy change would end GI Bill transfer options for service members with more than 16 years in uniform.
-
Whistleblowers testify that fear, retribution are still widespread at VA
Lawmakers called the charges worrisome, but VA leaders say the complaints are ignoring recent improvements at the department.
-
O’Rourke proposes new ‘war tax’ to fund veteran health care
The former Texas congressman, now seeking the Democratic presidential nomination, unveiled his proposal Monday before attending a veterans’ roundtable in Tampa, Florida, ahead of the first Democratic presidential debate in Miami on Wednesday.
-
This week in Congress: Defense fights before the fireworks
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of June 24, 2019.
-
Atlanta to be home of rare Civil War flag of black soldiers
“We Will Prove Ourselves Men,” reads the inscription at the top of the regimental flag carried into battle by members of the 127th United States Colored Troops.
-
How far should victims have to go to prove military sexual trauma?
The Department of Veterans Affairs is opposing a new bill that would expand access to disability benefits for survivors of military sexual trauma.
