Veterans Affairs

More than 3 million service members were exposed to toxic smoke from burn pits. Some are now sick, and they're fighting for VA health and disability benefits.

COVID survivors are at risk from a possible second pandemic, this time of opioid addiction, given the high rate of painkillers being prescribed to these patients, health experts say.

Congress has told the VA to offer COVID-19 vaccines to some 24 million people who don't usually get their health care through the VA.

Prior to the SAVE LIVES Act, only veterans enrolled in VA Health Care could get vaccinated for the coronavirus. All veterans, regardless of their health care enrollment status, can now get vaccinated.

The pandemic has forced some veteran-owned businesses to close. But other veteran entrepreneurs say their military experience has helped them withstand hardship.

The hospital is offering the vaccine at its main facility and several outpatient clinics. Veterans 75 and older as well as some outside that age group can now sign up.

More than 50 VA medical centers are involved in trials to test vaccines and treatments for COVID-19, and the agency is calling on vets to volunteer.

The department is recruiting 8,000 volunteers for the Phase 3 clinical trials of at least four vaccine candidates at 20 federal medical facilities across the country.

Facilities are reopening at a slower pace than many civilian health systems, but the VA recently started to expand in-person care.

The VA has eliminated the designated smoking areas at its hospitals, clinics, and other buildings. It's a difficult transition for some patients,...