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A group intends to offer veterans free gym memberships on an application basis through donations from the public.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins is aiming for a 15 percent cut in the agency's budget, even as it's serving a growing population of veterans.

The facility offers primary care, behavior health, labs and pharmacy services to reservists, guard members and veterans. In addition, the facility includes a nurse navigator skilled in the needs of veterans.

Most nurses, doctors and other staff caring for veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs are not eligible for the offer. Others deemed ineligible range from laundry workers and cooks to pharmacists.

Even before the Trump administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs was falling far short of its hiring goals. Issues can be traced to the effects of the 2022 PACT Act and 2018 Mission Act.

A provision in the Pentagon budget bill cuts off TRICARE coverage of gender-affirming health care for military dependents under 18.

Organizers of Dogs 4 Valor say veterans with severe PTSD often struggle to go out in public. The program, and the dogs, help them find a way to get out of their homes and enjoy life again.

While conditions have improved after the storm hit in September, some veterans remain without electricity and cut off by damaged roads.

A longstanding federal ban prevents military doctors from performing abortions in most cases, leaving troops to seek the procedure at private clinics.

National VA officials are commending staff in the Bay area for keeping patients safe during the storms. Now the focus is on rescheduling the thousands of appointments that had to be cancelled.