Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vietnam veteran Jerry King holds onto his wife, Pauline, as she lifts him into his wheel chair at their home in Anna, Illinois.

VA officials had said in May that it planned to extend the deadline; Thursday’s announcement cemented the plan. (Army photo) The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to extend benefits through 2028 to ...

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court has rejected a claim by the Department of Veterans Affairs that would block the right of hundreds of thousands of disabled veterans from challenging decisions of a ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs rolled out its fiscal 2025 proposed budget Monday, a $369.3 billion plan that would increase spending for medical care, infrastructure, women's health, benefits ...

Military culture rewards toughness, endurance, and self-reliance. For many veterans, those values persist long after service ...

A wide-ranging, “landmark” bill for veterans and their caregivers passed Congress. The House approved the final version of the bicameral bill 382-12. House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mike ...

Former Sen. Elizabeth Dole, poses with caregiver Jeanette Ezell during a reception recognizing military families and caregivers at the White House on May 10, 2023. (Susan Walsh/AP) House lawmakers on ...

Veterans Affairs officials on Friday announced plans to extend caregiver benefits to legacy participants of department support programs through September 2028, pushing back the potential cutoff of ...

WASHINGTON -- The Veterans Affairs Department reversed course Tuesday and said it will make sure more caregivers of severely disabled Iraq and Afghanistan veterans can receive the support they need to ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a rapid series of moves touching nearly every corner of the federal government’s veterans’ services, the Department of Veterans Affairs this past week announced major changes ...

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough has named a longtime figure in the department's caregiver community as the VA's new chief of staff. Margaret "Meg" Kabat was sworn in Wednesday to the ...