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Two years of COVID for VA: 609,000 cases, 21,000 deaths
Department officials expect to be monitoring virus cases indefinitely, but are hopeful it will eventually become more of a nuisance than public health threat.
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Plan to give new benefits to burn pits victims passes House, faces difficult path ahead
The move comes just days after President Joe Biden urged Congress to provide more help for veterans suffering from the toxic smoke.
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Defense Department to expand gun safety efforts in an attempt to reduce military suicides
The move follows similar efforts on firearms storage and safety by other federal agencies.
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Military suicide prevention efforts are falling short, Pentagon concedes
The number of active-duty suicides increased every year from 2015 to 2020.
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Biden vows VA will do better on veterans’ burn pit illnesses
The president used his State of the Union address to promise more benefits and help for military toxic exposure victims.
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Biden promises more aid for Ukraine, more punishment for Russia
During the State of the Union address, the American president again promised that U.S. troops will not be drawn into the fighting overseas.
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Burn pit benefits, veterans care to be major themes of Biden’s State of the Union speech
The president will also discuss financial help and mental health resources for veterans during his address to Congress.
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This week in Congress: Biden’s State of the Union amid Russia’s war on Ukraine
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Feb. 28, 2022.
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Top Republican defense voice in the Senate set to retire this year
Jim Inhofe, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has been in Congress since 1987.
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Supreme Court to decide if vets missing disability benefits deadlines will get back pay
The court is expected to hear oral arguments on the issue later this year.
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Two years of COVID for VA: 609,000 cases, 21,000 deaths
Department officials expect to be monitoring virus cases indefinitely, but are hopeful it will eventually become more of a nuisance than public health threat.
-
Plan to give new benefits to burn pits victims passes House, faces difficult path ahead
The move comes just days after President Joe Biden urged Congress to provide more help for veterans suffering from the toxic smoke.
-
Defense Department to expand gun safety efforts in an attempt to reduce military suicides
The move follows similar efforts on firearms storage and safety by other federal agencies.
-
Military suicide prevention efforts are falling short, Pentagon concedes
The number of active-duty suicides increased every year from 2015 to 2020.
-
Biden vows VA will do better on veterans’ burn pit illnesses
The president used his State of the Union address to promise more benefits and help for military toxic exposure victims.
-
Biden promises more aid for Ukraine, more punishment for Russia
During the State of the Union address, the American president again promised that U.S. troops will not be drawn into the fighting overseas.
-
Burn pit benefits, veterans care to be major themes of Biden’s State of the Union speech
The president will also discuss financial help and mental health resources for veterans during his address to Congress.
-
This week in Congress: Biden’s State of the Union amid Russia’s war on Ukraine
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Feb. 28, 2022.
-
Top Republican defense voice in the Senate set to retire this year
Jim Inhofe, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has been in Congress since 1987.
-
Supreme Court to decide if vets missing disability benefits deadlines will get back pay
The court is expected to hear oral arguments on the issue later this year.
-
Two years of COVID for VA: 609,000 cases, 21,000 deaths
Department officials expect to be monitoring virus cases indefinitely, but are hopeful it will eventually become more of a nuisance than public health threat.
-
Plan to give new benefits to burn pits victims passes House, faces difficult path ahead
The move comes just days after President Joe Biden urged Congress to provide more help for veterans suffering from the toxic smoke.
-
Defense Department to expand gun safety efforts in an attempt to reduce military suicides
The move follows similar efforts on firearms storage and safety by other federal agencies.
-
Military suicide prevention efforts are falling short, Pentagon concedes
The number of active-duty suicides increased every year from 2015 to 2020.
-
Biden vows VA will do better on veterans’ burn pit illnesses
The president used his State of the Union address to promise more benefits and help for military toxic exposure victims.
-
Biden promises more aid for Ukraine, more punishment for Russia
During the State of the Union address, the American president again promised that U.S. troops will not be drawn into the fighting overseas.
-
Burn pit benefits, veterans care to be major themes of Biden’s State of the Union speech
The president will also discuss financial help and mental health resources for veterans during his address to Congress.
-
This week in Congress: Biden’s State of the Union amid Russia’s war on Ukraine
Defense and veterans hearings on Capitol Hill for the week of Feb. 28, 2022.
-
Top Republican defense voice in the Senate set to retire this year
Jim Inhofe, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, has been in Congress since 1987.
-
Supreme Court to decide if vets missing disability benefits deadlines will get back pay
The court is expected to hear oral arguments on the issue later this year.



