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The Trump administration wants to cut 15% of the Veteran Affairs work staff to bring it back down to what it was in 2019, ...
The disability benefits compensation claims backlog has fallen below 200,000 for the first time since March 2023.
In January of 2025, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reported it had 260,00 backlog claims for disability compensation ...
James Weninger travels to a Veterans Affairs clinic in the Lowcountry every few months for health care treatment. The 36-year-old veteran was medically discharged ...
United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins stated that the cuts will not impact frontline workers, such as nurses and doctors. He said that the changes are intended to improve efficiency ...
VA Secretary Doug Collins recently announced plans to slash 15% of department jobs by August as part of a reorganization effort.
Still, the bill must pass the Senate. Even if that happens and President Donald Trump signs it soon after, it would still ...
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is making record-breaking progress in processing a backlog of veteran disability claims that mounted under former President Joe Biden, the agency […] ...
Nationwide cuts to the VA Health Care System could be looming, but VA Secretary Doug Collins says any cuts will not impact patient care or services. Locally, at least one Veteran we talked to says ...
After years of hearing cost complaints from lawmakers, advocates believe they have finally reached a funding solution for ...
The VA has announced $52 million in funding is now available for community-based organizations focused on suicide prevention.