Ask Lacey: Is Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay Taxed? Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) can be hard to wrap your head around, especially when it comes to taxes and...
Ask Lacey: How Can Veterans Get Free Cell Phones? The good news is, there are options to help you without jumping through a bunch of hoops.
Here's How to Maximize VA Benefits over Your Lifetime VA benefits can play a critical role in a veteran's financial plan. Here's a three-tiered look at how to make the most of...
VA's AI Tools Lack Patient Safety Oversight, Watchdog Warns Artificial intelligence chatbots help Department of Veterans Affairs doctors document patient visits and make clinical...
‘Sheepdog’ Turns Veteran Trauma into a Mission of Hope The new film "Sheepdog" follows a combat veteran’s struggle to rebuild his identity after war, offering an unflinching but...
Here’s When VA Benefits Do and Don’t Count as Income, for Taxes and Otherwise VA disability compensation is completely tax-free at both federal and state levels. You don't report it on your tax return...
Vietnam Veteran and Alleged Serial Killer’s Remains Will Be Removed from National Cemetery Fernando Cota has spent more than 40 years buried in a national veterans' cemetery. But after the passing of a new law, the...
Marine Veteran’s Suicide at VA Hospital Parking Lot Raises Alarm on Veteran Mental Health Crisis A former Marine, Enrique Ramos Jr., died by suicide at a San Antonio VA hospital in December, marking the second suicide at...
Full List of VA Grants Providing $77M to State Veterans Cemeteries The fiscal year 2025 grants include the establishing of Alaska's first veterans cemetery.
Managing Risk and Care: The Patient Record Flag System at the VA The Department of Veterans Affairs uses Patient Record Flags to alert staff when veterans may face or pose heightened safety...
Which Americans Will Be Automatically Registered for Military Draft, and When? Last year's defense bill passed by Congress paved the way for the new automatic registration process.
A VA Clinic Gave Veterans GLP-1s for Weight Loss. A Year Later, Everything Improved Researchers tracked 201 veterans prescribed semaglutide, the drug sold under the brand names Ozempic and Wegovy. After one...
WWII Veteran Who Lied About His Age to Serve Takes Honor Flight Joining the military at 16 to serve in World War II to service in Korea and Vietnam, humble Al Duran has lived quite a life.
Disabled Veterans Charged Up to $20K to File VA Benefits Claims: Lawsuit The company being sued told Military.com it doesn't charge for VA claims. Plaintiffs disagree, citing purported deceptive...
3 Big Military PCS Changes Are Coming at Once. Here’s What to Know Before 2026 Peak Season In 2026, three major changes are affecting military household goods moves: a new permanent agency to run the system, the end...