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Military Times – Rep. Tim Walz, D-Minn., plans to introduce legislation Thursday to create a “center of excellence” to study and manage medical care for veterans with illnesses caused by [...]

The New York Times – Kristofer Goldsmith was discharged from the Army at the height of the Iraq war because he was not on a plane to Baghdad for his second deployment. Instead, he was in a [...]

The Washington Post – A key official overseeing the government computer systems whose breaching resulted in the theft of the personal information of more than 22 million people announced [...]

VA.gov – On Saturday, Feb. 27, VA will hold a second National Access Stand Down event. A team of clinical leaders, administrators and volunteers will be on site at every VA medical center [...]

VA.gov –  In September 2015, we evaluated the Little Rock VARO to see how well it accomplishes this mission.  We sampled claims we considered at increased risk of processing errors, thus [...]

Medical Xpress – We’ve all heard of people “aging overnight” after a traumatic event. Scientists actually have a word for this phenomenon: “Marie Antoinette [...]

Stars and Stripes – Over the past five years, since Republicans won back control of the House, the Department of Veteran Affairs has been flogged publicly many times, often for allowing a [...]

Military Times – The lawmaker behind national IDs for veterans is upset that federal officials are still months away from issuing any of the new cards. “Another year is too long of a wait, [...]

Federal Times – A day after GOP presidential candidates blasted the Department of Veterans Affairs, Secretary Bob McDonald was at Georgetown University to talk about what the agency could [...]

CAVC – Effective February 1, 2016, recall-eligible retired Judge William P. Greene,Jr., is recalled from retired status in accordance with 38 U.S.C. § 7257(b)(1). Judge Greene shall have [...]