Congress is calling for action in response to reporting last week from NPR that “claim shark” companies are using aggressive tactics to make millions off of veterans, despite warnings from VA’s that it may be illegal.
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This company charges disabled vets millions, even after VA said it’s likely illegal
A Florida-based company is charging military veterans as much as $20,000 for help with disability claims, even though the VA has said that may be illegal and the service should be free. But so far nobody’s stopping the company and others like it.
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Congress looks to ease veterans’ use of health care outside the VA
It can be difficult for veterans to use their health benefits for care outside the federal system. A bill in Congress could ease that. Opponents are wary funds being “siphoned” away from the VA.
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A million veterans gave DNA for medical research. Now the data is in limbo
Retired service members donated genetic material to a DNA database to help answer health questions for all Americans. The Trump administration is dragging its heels on agreements to analyze the data.
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Vets in LA hope, with Trump order, that they can finally come home
President Trump has ordered a Veterans Affairs campus in West Los Angeles to house 6,000 homeless vets by 2028, but details are elusive.
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He’s a decorated war vet but a convicted criminal. ICE wants to deport him
Jose Barco’s story is one of battlefield trauma, bureaucratic bumbling and eventually, a serious crime.
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Trump’s VA is ending a rescue program that’s saved 17,000 military veterans’ homes
The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will end a mortgage rescue plan that has saved many veterans from needlessly losing their homes, the move could strand thousands of others who need help.
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‘The Bachelor,’ Ukraine edition, features a veteran who lost both legs in the war
He wants to give hope to the tens of thousands of Ukrainians who have lost limbs since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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Arlington National Cemetery’s Section 60 is a focus of controversy. What is the area?
Many U.S. servicemembers from Afghanistan and Iraq wars are interred in this solemn place. It made news after a cemetery official tried to prevent former President Trump’s campaign from taking photos.
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JD Vance and the Republican vets who think America should do less, not more, abroad
JD Vance is the first veteran of Iraq or Afghanistan to appear on a presidential ballot. But he isn’t a hawk; he leads a contingent of war veterans in the GOP who oppose U.S. military intervention overseas.
