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VA faces urgent calls to fix benefits for vets with burn-pit injuries before time runs out
• Dec. 20, 2024, 9:10 PM ET (PBS)
VA responds to veterans’ demands for green internment
• Dec. 19, 2024, 1:09 AM ET (Federal News Network)
VA EHR seeing fewer crashes amid plans to resume rollout in FY 2025
• Dec. 18, 2024, 9:54 PM ET (Federal News Network)
Congress passes massive VA reform bill with pay flexibility for health care workers
• Dec. 17, 2024, 9:46 PM ET (Federal News Network)
House lawmakers take on recruiting doctors for Veterans Affairs
• Dec. 13, 2024, 9:51 AM ET (Federal News Network)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), executive division of the U.S. federal government responsible for programs and policies relating to veterans and their families. Established in 1989, it succeeded the Veterans Administration (formed in 1930). The VA administers benefits for medical care, educational assistance and vocational rehabilitation, pensions and life insurance, and payments for disability or death related to military service.