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VA announces 2024 Equity Action Plan, new actions to ensure that …
The Department of Veterans Affairs released its 2024 Agency Equity Action Plan to ensure that all Veterans receive the health care and benefits they earned, regardless of their background or location. The plan includes new actions to address disparities in disability compensation, access to care, and economic security for Veterans.
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.
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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 notifies Veterans of compromised personal information
Unauthorized users accessed an online application to divert payments from VA to community health care providers. VA notified the affected Veterans and offered credit monitoring services.
VA calls for extension of Veteran foreclosure moratorium through …
The Department of Veterans Affairs strongly encourages mortgage servicers to pause foreclosures for Veterans with VA-guaranteed loans until December 31, 2024. This will give Veterans more time to access home retention options, including a new program that purchases their modified loans.
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.
New VA Mission Statement recognizes sacred commitment to all …
VA announced an updated version of its 1959 mission statement to reflect its inclusive service to all who have served in the military and their loved ones. The new mission statement was chosen by Veterans in a survey and reflects President Lincoln’s promise to care for them.