WASHINGTON, D.C. (OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN DERRICK VAN ORDEN PRESS RELEASE) - Today, President Trump signed Congressman Derrick Van Orden’s (WI-03) VA Home Loan Program Reform Act into law. This ...

Veterans carry a disproportionate share of the debt burden. Here's what the VA offers — and where it falls short.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said new technology now operating nationwide could significantly reduce the time it takes for veterans to schedule health care appointments ...

For the more than 48 million Americans with substance use disorders, including a disproportionate share of veterans, GLP-1 drugs are not yet an approved addiction treatment. But the evidence base is ...

Virginia state lawmakers who are tired of waiting are taking matters into their own hands during this year’s legislative ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced in February 2026 that it will no longer report veterans to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) solely because they ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has finalized a new rule that it says is designed to streamline certain decisions around veteran survivors’ benefit claims—a move the agency says will result in ...

Ross Sirois, Veterans Health Access Program service coordinator and a veteran himself, is seen Feb. 6 at Somerset Public Health in Skowhegan. The Veterans Health Access Program, launched a few weeks ...

VA Secretary Doug Collins testifies during the House Committee on Appropriations subcommittee budget hearing on Capitol Hill, May 2025. (Yuri Gripas/AP) A planned restructuring of the Veterans Health ...

A placard about military suicides is displayed at the Grey Team veterans center, May 11, 2023, in Boca Raton, Florida. Credit: Lynne Sladky/AP Photo Since taking office as the secretary of the ...

WASHINGTON — Veterans and their advocates slammed a new rule by the Department of Veterans Affairs for determining disability compensation, predicting it will lower their payments for service-related ...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said it would pause the change last week but did not rescind it. The seal at the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. The VA on Friday said it ...