The administration is determined to use a new law to expand the private sector's role in veterans' health care—a move that end up being costly for former service members.
Hundreds of veterans seeking treatment for sexual trauma they experienced while in the military had their claims wrongly denied by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
After the White House Chief of Staff John Kelly contradicted the official narrative around the previous secretary's departure, legal questions have sprung up about the current leadership of the department.
Despite some positive trends, society needs to do more to help ease service members back into civilian life.
The Republican senator never has sought to connect any of his health troubles, including prior bouts with skin cancer, with Agent Orange exposure and has a mixed record when it comes to compensating fellow veterans for wartime exposures.
Though most didn’t step foot in Vietnam, some 90,000 Navy vets who served offshore may have been exposed to the chemical brew and seek benefits. The battle is playing out in the courts and in Congress. It boils down to a comma.
Veterans buy homes in more diverse neighborhoods than the rest of us, a new study of Veterans Affairs loans suggests.
A round-up of in-depth reporting on the chronic problems facing the VA health system.
Doctors consider how to respond to the domestic abuse of female veterans.
The nonprofit Missing in America Project ensures the "last full devotion" for the nation’s honored dead, its military veterans.
The era of "persistent conflict," as the U.S. Army describes it, may redefine the meaning of "victory" on the battlefield.
Four decades ago, America decided to both maintain a large professional standing military and end the draft. The predictions of those who studied the matter then largely have been borne out -- and not for the better.
Retired military officers consistently report better health than their lower-ranking counterparts.
New research finds visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial helps vets suffering from PTSD. But a single visit isn’t enough.
Much of the money spent on the severely mentally ill is spent putting and holding them in prison.