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VA Announces Milestone in Veteran Claims

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced it has processed more disability benefits compensation and pension ratings claims in a single year than ever before ...
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Exclusive: VA curbs maternity leave following White House cancellation of union contract

New and expecting parents who work at Veterans Affairs are getting approved maternity and paternity leave canceled after ...

CT lawmaker condemns VA hospital staffing levels. New report cites state facility.

Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator is condemning what he says is “the seismic effect” of staffing cuts at VA health care ...

VA Processes Record 2.5 Million Veterans Claims, Cuts Backlog 37%

The VA processed 2.5 million veterans claims in FY25, the most in history, cutting the backlog 37% and speeding disability ...

VA hospitals are finding it harder to fill jobs, watchdog says

An independent watchdog for the Department of Veterans Affairs says VA hospitals have reported an increase in severe staffing ...
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VA says it has processed a record 2.5M claims for veterans so far this fiscal year

The U.S. Department for Veterans Affairs announced Wednesday that it has processed a record 2.5 million disability benefits ...

VA Announces Change to Veteran Reimbursements

The VA currently pays 41.5 cents per mile for health-related travel costs, which can now be claimed through an app.

Former Cleveland VA hospital employee gets prison time for threatening colleagues

CLEVELAND, Ohio—A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a former Cleveland Veterans Affairs hospital driver to four months in ...