NCA doubles number of veteran pages in VLM

DAF to review discharges of veterans with mental health conditions & experiences of sexual trauma

Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs on October 9th, 2023 - Comments

NEW HAVEN, CT - The Department of the Air Force (DAF) has agreed to review the discharges of thousands of veterans affected by post-traumatic stress disorder ("PTSD"), Traumatic Brain Injury ("TBI"), or other mental health conditions, or who...

Recognition at last

J.M. Simpson on October 6th, 2023 - Comments

It took over three quarters of a century for Harvey Drahos, a World War II Army veteran, to receive his Purple Heart for wounds he suffered during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. "It's unbelievable, just unbelievable," the century old former...

Seeking veterans in need

Mark Robbins, Executive Director, Quality of Life+ on July 27th, 2023 - Comments

The Quality of Life (QL+) Program is seeking veterans with disabilities who would benefit from having custom specialized devices built for them to help with their active lifestyle or simply to enhance their everyday life. The QL+ program has...

VA releases new Workforce Dashboard

Tracey Therit, Chief Human Capital Officer on July 20th, 2023 - Comments

VA is now providing more care and more benefits to more veterans than ever before, and in order to continue serving veterans at this historic rate, we are hiring additional staff across the country. We are also implementing new hiring and...

VA hospitals receive top grades

VA News on June 23rd, 2023 - Comments

WASHINGTON - According to Medicare's latest nationwide survey of patients, VA hospitals outperformed non-VA hospitals on all 10 core patient satisfaction metrics - including overall hospital rating, communication with doctors, communication about...