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VA Chipping Away at Claims Backlog, Hopes to Process 2.5 Million Filings This Year
By Patricia Kime, 24 days ago The Veterans Benefits Administration -- the arm of the Department of Veterans Affairs that adjudicates...
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May 3, 20253 min read
Are Disabled Veterans Affected by 2025 VA Layoffs?
Published on April 4, 2025 by Neil Woods Last Updated on April 23, 2 025 The VA announced plans in March to terminate tens of thousands...
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May 3, 20255 min read
Veterans, Service Members Detail Health Struggles from Toxic Exposure at Domestic Bases
Military.com | By Rebecca Kheel and Thomas Novelly Published April 08, 2025 at 4:21pm ET Quality Assurance representative with Joint...
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May 3, 20255 min read
Images From The Vietnam War That Show The Intensity Of War
By Jacob Shelton, 2025-02-11 The Vietnam War was one of the most intense and divisive conflicts of the 20th century, a war fought not...
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Apr 8, 20252 min read
Year-Old VA Mortgage Rescue Program Ended by Trump Administration
By Rebecca Kheel, 4 days ago The Trump administration is ending a Department of Veterans Affairs program started by the Biden...
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Apr 8, 20253 min read
10 Questions About the Vietnam War, Answered
By Colin Scanlon, 4 days ago U.S. troops in Vietnam. | tim page/GettyImages The War in Vietnam remains one of the most complex and...
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Apr 8, 20257 min read
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Apr 8, 20251 min read
‘There’s a war on vets’: Dems launch plans to counter Trump’s VA moves
By Leo Shane III, 6 days ago Angry over planned cuts at Veterans Affairs facilities and a lack of communication from department leaders...
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Apr 8, 20253 min read
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Apr 8, 20251 min read
U.S. Congress: Bipartisan Bill Would Require VA to Establish Centers of Excellence to Study Psychedelic Therapies to Treat Veterans’ Invisible Wounds
By Anthony Martinelli, 3 days ago The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information Bipartisan lawmakers today introduced legislation...
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Apr 8, 20254 min read
A Democratic senator is putting holds on VA nominees to protest Trump's plans to cut its workforce
7 days ago WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego announced Tuesday he will block the confirmation of top leaders at the Department...
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Apr 8, 20253 min read
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Apr 8, 20251 min read
Dozens of veterans face uncertainty as local housing program loses funding
By Mariam Mackar, 17 days ago For Andre Parker, meeting his neighbor David Seegert last year was a serendipitous moment. Parker, a new...
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Apr 8, 20252 min read
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Apr 2, 20251 min read
Trump’s Cuts Create Grim Future for VA’s Mental Health Services
TheDailyBeast By Catherine Bouris, 10 days ago Jeremy Hogan/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images A New York Times report published on...
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Apr 2, 20252 min read
Trump administration spokesman says VA cuts won’t hurt Ohio vets. But details are sketchy
Ohio Capital Journal By Marty Schladen, 12 days ago Participants in a veterans' protest of the Trump administration line Third Street...
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Apr 2, 20253 min read
Most Common Veteran Disabilities and How They are Rated
Each year, the VA reports on the top conditions veterans are receiving VA disability benefits for. But, if you’re receiving veterans...
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Apr 2, 20254 min read
'24K employees just won': Judge orders all fired government workers be reinstated
By Sarah K. Burris, 2 days ago A judge's gavel (Shutterstock) President Donald Trump has lost another lawsuit in his ongoing efforts to...
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Mar 20, 20251 min read
Bill to Provide Full Retirement, Disability Pay to Combat-Injured Veterans Is Reintroduced by Lawmakers
By Patricia Kime, 20 hours ago Members of Congress are trying again to pass legislation that would give medically retired service members...
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Mar 20, 20253 min read
Burn pit fund for veterans on chopping block in GOP spending bill
by Ellen Mitchell - 03/14/25 9:54 AM ET Democratic lawmakers and veterans’ groups are fuming over a provision in a stopgap federal...
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Mar 20, 20253 min read
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