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VA announces 2024 Equity Action Plan, new actions to ensure that …
VA announces health care and benefits 2024 Equity Action Plan
VA sets all-time records for care and benefits delivered to …
The Department of Veterans Affairs delivers more care and more benefits to more Veterans than ever before in fiscal year 2023.
To improve care for Veterans, VA to fund studies on new therapies …
The Department of Veterans Affairs issued a request for applications (RFA) for proposals from its network of VA researchers (in collaboration with academic institutions) to study the use of certain psychedelic compounds in treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression.
VA Releases Report on Nation’s Largest Analysis of Veteran Suicide
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today released its findings from the nation’s most comprehensive analysis of Veteran suicide rates in the United States in which VA examined more than 55 million Veterans’ records from 1979 to 2014 from every state in the nation.
VA notifies Veterans of compromised personal information
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Management today announced a data breach involving the personal information of approximately 46,000 Veterans and actions taken by the department to prevent and mitigate any potential harm to those individuals.
Secretary Shinseki Details Plan to End Homelessness for Veterans
Today, at the “VA National Summit Ending Homelessness among Veterans,” Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki unveiled the department’s comprehensive plan to end homelessness among Veterans by marshalling the resources …
VA proposes rule to extend presumed areas of exposure to Agent …
The Department of Veterans Affairs issued a proposed rule outlining plans to expand the locations and time frames for which VA presumes exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides.
New VA Mission Statement recognizes sacred commitment to all …
WASHINGTON - Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced an updated version of its 1959 mission statement. The new mission statement is: 'To fulfill President Lincoln's promise to care for those who have served in our nation's military and …