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      <title>VA’s Foreclosure Prevention Tool Is Back. Here’s How the Partial Claim Program Works</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Under a 2025 law, the Department of Veterans Affairs can advance funds to cover a veteran’s missed VA loan payments and bring the loan current.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:48:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>100,000 Veterans Have Enrolled in VA Health Care in 2026. Are You Missing Out?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[If you are a veteran who has never enrolled in Department of Veterans Affairs health care, or who was turned away in the past, do you know whether you are eligible now?]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 21:33:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Israel Signals Türkiye as an Emerging Concern Amid Expanding Regional Tensions</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Israel and Türkiye exchange escalating rhetoric after criticism of Israeli actions, raising concerns about shifting threat narratives and increasing regional tension despite no direct military confrontation.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:41:02 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>These Changes to Tricare Plans Are Taking Place in 2026</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Changes to Tricare in 2026 include a batch of reforms targeting access and cost plus a pilot program testing a new model in two cities.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:43:23 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A VA Clinic Gave Veterans GLP-1s for Weight Loss. A Year Later, Everything Improved</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Researchers tracked 201 veterans prescribed semaglutide, the drug sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy. After one year, those veterans showed measurable improvements in health factors as well as their overall quality of life.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:31:10 GMT</pubDate>
      <source url="https://www.military.com">Military.com</source>
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      <title>The VA Is Giving Away $112 Million in Suicide Prevention Grants. Here’s Who Can Apply and Why It Matters</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Department of Veterans Affairs is giving away $112 million in grants to community organizations that provide suicide prevention services to veterans.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:17:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>This Is How Veterans Can Receive Benefits for Military Sexual Trauma-Related Conditions</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Many victims of military sexual trauma live with the consequences for years or decades before learning that they may be eligible for VA disability compensation and free health care for conditions caused by what happened to them.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:05:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Department of Veterans Affairs provides benefits to surviving military spouses to help them rebuild their lives. Here is what is available in 2026.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:27:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Changes affecting Tricare home delivery and retail pharmacy copays took effect Jan. 1. Here is what you’re paying now, what changed, and how to keep your costs as low as possible.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:02:44 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Tricare Providers Have Gone More Than a Year Without Payment. Now Some Are Getting Clawback Letters.</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[When Humana Military switched its claims processor from Wisconsin Physicians Service to PGBA on Jan. 1, 2025, the transition was supposed to be seamless. It was not. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:53:54 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Engineered immune cells targeted and reduced the toxic protein plaques that drive Alzheimer’s disease in a recent study. Alzheimer's and related dementias represent a growing crisis within the Department of Veterans Affairs medical system. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 23:02:47 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>VA Study: Ozempic, Other GLP-1 Drugs May Fight Addiction Across Every Major Substance</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[For the more than 48 million Americans with substance use disorders, including a disproportionate share of veterans, GLP-1 drugs are not yet an approved addiction treatment. But the evidence base is growing, and it is coming from the VA.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:38:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Federal Lawsuit Challenges VA’s New Rule on Medication-Based Disability Ratings</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A federal lawsuit is challenging a Department of Veterans Affairs rule that requires disability ratings to reflect how well veterans function on medication rather than the severity of their underlying condition. 
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:42:17 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Amid Biggest US Military Buildup Since 2003, What Service Members and Families Need to Do Right Now</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Nobody knows yet whether the current buildup will result in a strike, a deal or a prolonged standoff. What you can control is whether your family is ready for any of those outcomes.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 11:07:05 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Application Closes March 1: What Families Need to Know</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation's 2026-2027 application window closes March 1, and eligible families of Marines and Navy corpsmen who haven't applied yet are running out of time.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:25:35 GMT</pubDate>
      <source url="https://www.military.com">Military.com</source>
      <author>brandon.w@military.com (Brandon Wile)</author>
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      <title>VA Won’t Enforce New Rule on Disability Ratings, Secretary Says. Congress Members Want It Rescinded</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Members of Congress pressed the Department of Veterans Affairs to officially rescind a controversial new rule on the assessment of disability ratings after VA Secretary Doug Collins pledged that the rule “will not be enforced at any time in the future.”]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 08:55:42 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>amanda.miller@military.com (Amanda Miller)</author>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Army opened a new kind of dining facility at Fort Hood, Texas, this month, replacing the traditional chow hall model with something closer to a university food court.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 22:13:02 GMT</pubDate>
      <source url="https://www.military.com">Military.com</source>
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      <title>New VA Rule Ties Disability Ratings to Medicated Symptoms, Drawing Fire From Veterans Groups</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Under a previous court precedent, VA examiners were required to consider what a veteran’s disability would look like without medication. Under the new rule, the rating is based on how the veteran presents at the time of the exam, medication and all.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:03:13 GMT</pubDate>
      <source url="https://www.military.com">Military.com</source>
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      <title>Free Summer Camps for Military Kids Are Accepting Applications Now</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The National Military Family Association will run nine weeks of Operation Purple Camps at eight locations nationwide. The application window runs through March 12.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:22:50 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>VA Launches Plan to Expand Dental Care Access for Veterans</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to overhaul how dental care is delivered to eligible veterans through the community care program.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:20:59 GMT</pubDate>
      <source url="https://www.military.com">Military.com</source>
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      <title>Burial With Your Spouse in a National Cemetery: Here's What to Know</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Confusion about national cemetery eligibility keeps families from accessing benefits they've earned.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 19:22:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <source url="https://www.military.com">Military.com</source>
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      <title>Military Chiropractors Treat More Than Just Back Pain</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Service members carry heavy gear, sit in cramped positions for extended periods, and perform repetitive physical tasks under demanding conditions. Studies found that most patients at military treatment facilities have chronic musculoskeletal conditions rather than acute injuries.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:30:22 GMT</pubDate>
      <source url="https://www.military.com">Military.com</source>
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      <title>From Lizard Venom to Ozempic: How VA Research Changed Medicine</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A VA researcher’s breakthrough led to one of the most consequential health advances of the 21st century.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 18:02:54 GMT</pubDate>
      <source url="https://www.military.com">Military.com</source>
      <author>brandon.w@military.com (Brandon Wile)</author>
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      <title>Veterans Can Now Get VA Auto Grants Every 10 Years. Here's What Changed</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[A disabled veteran who received a Department of Veterans Affairs automobile grant decades ago can now apply for another one.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:58:15 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>brandon.w@military.com (Brandon Wile)</author>
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      <title>Space Force Education Programs: What Guardians Need to Know</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Space Force offers guardians multiple education pathways, from automatic enrollment in the Community College of the Air Force to partnerships with elite research universities. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:55:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>VA's AI Tools Lack Patient Safety Oversight, Watchdog Warns</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Artificial intelligence chatbots help Department of Veterans Affairs doctors document patient visits and make clinical decisions. But according to a report released Jan. 15 by VA's inspector general, no formal system tracks whether these tools put veterans at risk.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 21:17:17 GMT</pubDate>
      <source url="https://www.military.com">Military.com</source>
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      <title>How the Korean War’s MASH Units Changed Combat Medicine Forever</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[From MASH tents in Korea to Forward Surgical Teams in Afghanistan, the principle remains constant. Bring surgeons to the wounded, not the wounded to surgeons.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:14:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Every physician assistant practicing today owes the profession's existence to combat medics and Navy corpsmen who proved that medical expertise doesn't require a medical degree.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:48:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>2026 Guide to Pay and Allowances for Military Service Members, Veterans and Retirees</title>
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      <title>The Vietnam Veterans Who Fought for Modern PTSD Treatments</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Every day you don't document injuries connected to military service, you make a future VA disability claim harder to prove.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 18:45:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Many service members don't sort out their civilian health insurance until they're already out and scrambling. The confusion costs money and creates gaps in coverage that leave families exposed.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 14:04:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The VA is processing claims faster than ever. The backlog is the lowest it's been in years. And your 2024 medical records are ready to request.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 13:31:28 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Why the Winter Blues Make PTSD Symptoms Worse and What Veterans Can Do About It</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Winter amplifies PTSD symptoms through biology, darkness and isolation that hits veterans hard.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 14:19:56 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>EMDR: The PTSD Treatment Many Veterans Don't Know the VA Offers</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) sounds complicated, but the treatment itself is straightforward.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 15:03:49 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Veterans Often Overlook These VA Disability Claims: Secondary Conditions Explained</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Secondary conditions are disabilities caused by conditions the Department of Veterans Affairs already recognizes as service connected. The VA rates them separately and adds the percentage to your overall disability rating.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:02:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Understanding community care, emergency coverage and urgent care rules under the VA MISSION Act.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2025 15:39:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Here are resources and strategies for families spending the holidays separated by deployment.]]></description>
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      <title>What's Open at VA During the Holidays? Here's What Veterans Need to Know</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:23:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>brandon.w@military.com (Brandon Wile)</author>
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      <title>Military Families Finally Get More Money During Deployments</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Congress increased family separation pay to $300 a month after the Pentagon did not act on the authority to raise it higher for nearly two years.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:28:52 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[A new ambient AI scribe takes notes during appointments so Department of Veterans Affairs providers can focus on patients instead of computers.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 17:48:32 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>brandon.w@military.com (Brandon Wile)</author>
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      <title>Congress Pushes VA to Expand Use of AI to Flag Suicide Risk</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[New funding bill backs REACH VET 2.0 after criticism that the original system overlooked risks specific to women veterans.
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 19:23:55 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>brandon.w@military.com (Brandon Wile)</author>
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      <description><![CDATA[The cost-of-living adjustment reflects cooling inflation, but veterans are still dealing with prices far higher than before the pandemic.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 19:24:49 GMT</pubDate>
      <source url="https://www.military.com">Military.com</source>
      <author>brandon.w@military.com (Brandon Wile)</author>
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      <title>What Every Veteran Needs to Know About Medicare by Age 65</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Navigating Medicare and VA benefits can save you thousands. Here's how to avoid the most common mistakes.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 18:52:37 GMT</pubDate>
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      <author>brandon.w@military.com (Brandon Wile)</author>
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      <title>These FEDVIP Beneficiaries Must Choose a New Plan Now</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Certain military retirees who buy dental insurance through the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) must choose a new plan for 2026 or be dropped from their dental coverage.]]></description>
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      <author>amanda.miller@military.com (Amanda Miller)</author>
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      <description><![CDATA[Having a plan can make a pay or benefits disruption an inconvenience instead of an emergency.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[President Donald Trump’s 28-point draft proposal to end Russia’s war in Ukraine has been presented in Kyiv.]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2025 13:47:30 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Through the demonstration, beneficiaries will receive care through the CareSource provider network instead of the Humana Military network.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 17:43:55 GMT</pubDate>
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