Veteran Resources - Veteran-Related General News Items

VA releases Equity Action Plan to tackle barriers, assist underserved veteran populations

WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs has unveiled its Equity Action Plan, which the agency said would...

Justices to consider scope of “clear and unmistakable error” review of Veterans Affairs decisions

Since Congress first established it in 1930, the Department of Veterans Affairs has administered a federal program that...

Spike in veteran calls expected with launch of new three-digit suicide prevention line this summer

Veterans Affairs officials expect calls to the Veterans Crisis Line to increase by as much as 150% after a new...

Arkansas Secretary of State launches veteran voter initiative

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KAIT) – The Arkansas Secretary of State and the veteran service organization We Are the 22 are...

Military Historian Predicts Putin Has Lost His War in Ukraine

In a meeting of senior Russian commanders last Tuesday, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the Russian...

Supreme Court, in Case on Veteran Hurt by Burn Pits, Debates War Powers

The justices seemed split on whether Congress can allow suits against states that discriminate against injured service members...

Vietnam Veteran has worked to reverse rude homecoming

Carl Vinson VA peer support specialist Johnny Payne served with the Army in B company 1st battalion 7th Cavalry from 1969...

Increase to Maximum Life Insurance Payout for Service Members, Veterans Clears Senate

Military.com | By Rebecca Kheel Service members and veterans would be able to boost their life insurance coverage by $100,000 under...

They Spent Years Caring for Their Veterans. Now They Are Losing a Lifeline

Military.com | By Patricia Kime The 36-year-old Afghanistan war veteran can’t be left alone with his kids because his hallucinations and...

Why did the GOP oppose a bill to help veterans exposed to toxins?

The House passed a bill to help veterans exposed to toxic smoke from burn pits in Iraq and...