Veterans Exposed to Burning Oil Wells and Burn Pits Eligible for Special Program Vets who served in SW Asia may be eligible for special healthcare and disability benefits from the VA.
Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) Overview Concurrent Receipt of Disability Pay lets you get military retirement pay and VA disability compensation at the same time.
Ruling on Burn Pit Link to Cancers and a Rare Lung Disease Coming from VA Next Year VA Secretary Denis McDonough said if a link is established, veterans could begin applying for benefits by the end of 2022....
What Is the Airborne Hazard and Burn Pit Registry? If you served in the Gulf War, Iraq or Afghanistan you want to know about the Registry.
VA Family Caregiver Program The VA Family Caregiver Program offers benefits for family members who care for severely injured veterans
Troops With Debilitating Cases of COVID-19, or Their Survivors, to Be Eligible for VA Disability Pay Congress designated the coronavirus as a service-connected illness under some circumstances.
Parents' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Parents' DIC is an income-based benefit for the parents, or parent, of a military service member or veteran who has died.
Here's How the VA Is Doing Caregiver Home Check-Ins During the Pandemic To keep veterans healthy and prevent the spread of COVID-19, visits will now be virtual.
VA Resuming In-Person Compensation Exams at Select Locations 20 locations nationwide will begin conducting the exams with more opening soon
This Is the 2020 Veteran Disability Pay Raise The official veteran disability pay raise rate increases are out -- but how much more will you get?
Before a Secret Raid on an ISIS Leader's Mountain Cave Complex, US Forces Ran the Mission at a Special Recreation of the Target Area It's a similar technique to the one used before the 2011 raid that brought down Osama bin Laden.
Three More Sailors Die by Suicide While Their Carriers Are Stuck in Shipyards The suicide aboard the George Washington comes a month after the Navy released its first report on the last three suicides...
Military Families Worried About Tax Bills After W-2s Show No Income Tax Withheld The Defense Finance and Accounting Service is denying a widespread issue of erroneous withholdings.
'A Total Shock': Parents Mourn Sudden Death of Their Air Force Academy Son Candyce and Dustin Brown last spoke to their son Hunter by phone on Sunday, Jan. 8, discussing the class schedule for his...
North Korea Could Get a Vital Lifeline from Arms Sales to Russia The U.S. made fresh accusations this month that Kim Jong Un is providing arms and ammunition to aid Putin’s war, including...