Veteran’s health

A group of officers diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma were assigned to underground bunkers at Montana's Malmstrom Air Force Base, home to 150 Minuteman III ICBM silos.

The coronavirus outbreak at the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, Massachusetts, in the spring of 2020 was one of the deadliest outbreaks at a long-term care facility in the U.S.

The legislation expands access to care through the VA for millions who served near burn pits. It also directs the VA to presume that certain respiratory illnesses and cancers were related to burn pits without proof.

The center in Temple Terrace will serve as a one-stop shop for veterans experiencing mental and behavioral health issues. The VA is also starting to build a health clinic in Lakeland.

The sweeping makeover of the VA's health care system would affect dozens of hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and other facilities.

SOF Missions provides free health care options for post-combat veterans seeking trauma care, with an overall mission to combat the veteran suicide crisis.

Veterans suffering from certain medical conditions became eligible for "presumptive" VA disability benefits last year. But the claims they're filing have added to the agency's huge backlog.

The center, named for the late CEO of the hospital, will serve veterans with the “invisible wounds of war," including mild to moderate traumatic brain injury, PTSD and substance abuse.

With new research released last year, Congress mandated a pilot program that will pay to train service dogs and place them in veterans' homes.

Officials said the infusion of money would help nursing homes grappling with worker shortages and reduced occupancy during the COVID-19 pandemic.