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In an abrupt about face, Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins said Thursday the agency was "halting enforcement" of a new rule that tied medication to a veteran's disability rating.

VA pauses new disability rule 2 days after announcing it

By Jeff Schogol

Posted Yesterday

U.S. Marines and Sailors with 2d Battalion, 8th Marines, 2d Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division conduct a live-fire platoon attack during Service Level Training Exercise 4-25, on Range 410A at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, July 16, 2025. SLTE 4-25 is designed to be a challenging, realistic training environment that produces combat-ready forces capable of operating as an integrated Marine Air Ground Task Force across all domains of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Judith Ann Lazaro)

Concern and confusion erupt over new VA disability rule

By Patty Nieberg, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 18, 2026

Candidates assigned to the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School take part in a an early morning ruck march as part of Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS) at Camp Mackall, North Carolina January 13, 2026. Candidates who attended the three-week assessment and selection were evaluated on their physical fitness, character and intellect as well as their ability to work individually and on a team. (U.S. Army photo by K. Kassens)

New VA rule could lower veterans’ disability rating if medication improves their symptoms

By Patty Nieberg, Jeff Schogol

Posted on Feb 18, 2026

U.S. Marines with 3rd Littoral Combat Team, 3rd Marine Littoral Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, maneuver toward an objective during a live-fire training event at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, Feb. 3, 2026. The training exercise at PTA refined weapon system and tactical proficiency, strengthening overall combat readiness and preparing 3rd LCT for future operational requirements. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Iyer Ramakrishna)

‘Double-dipping’ controversy bars injured and ill vets from getting full benefits

By Patty Nieberg

Updated on Feb 17, 2026

A service member practices administering the high-dose naloxone autoinjector (NAI) as a rescue treatment to counter opioid poisoning. The NAI is a pre-filled autoinjector containing 10 milligrams of the opioid antagonist naloxone and can be administered via self- or buddy-aid into the front or side of the thigh through clothing, even chemical protection gear such as Mission Oriented Protective Posture suit. Image courtesy of Kaleo.

Veterans could get overdose reversal meds without a prescription under proposed law

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Feb 9, 2026

Image: U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the Missouri National Guard Military Funeral Honors team participate in a weeklong funeral honors level one training course, Sept. 22–26, 2025, at Ike Skelton Training Site, Jefferson City, Missouri. The Soldiers rehearsed the precise movements, coordination and timing required for funeral honors ceremonies, including carrying the casket, folding the flag and executing a rifle salute. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Erhart)

Veteran suicides drop slightly in 2023, even as rate of deaths rose

By Nicholas Slayton

Posted on Feb 7, 2026

Family and friends attend a posthumous commission ceremony at Ke’ehi Lagoon Memorial State Park, Honolulu, Hi., Jan. 26, 2026. The ceremony was held to posthumously commission University of Hawaii ROTC cadets who died in combat during WWII. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Peter Bannister)

Labeled ‘aliens’ in World War II, 7 Japanese-American soldiers posthumously commissioned

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 28, 2026

260112-N-RE760-1070 CUDJOE KEY, Fla. (January 12, 2026) - A Marine Corps veteran watches as Venture Out community members sing God Bless America during the annual flag-raising ceremony at Venture Out on Cudjoe Key, Florida, January 12, 2026. The event is held annually to honor local veterans and military personnel. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Mojica)

A hacker posted a Marine vet’s health info online and bragged about it

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 27, 2026

U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, hold a memorial PT challenge Jan. 22, 2022 at the Honolulu Polo Club and Bellows Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii in honor of 1st Lt. Nainoa Hoe and the regiment’s fallen Gimlets in Iraq and Afghanistan. On January 22, 2005, 1st Lt. Nainoa Hoe, a native of Kailua, Hawaii, was shot and killed by a sniper as he led a foot patrol through Mosul, Iraq. On the anniversary of Hoe’s death, Soldiers carried water cans, conducted an ACFT challenge, swam on a ruck raft, and high crawled through the sand to build teamwork and remember the sacrifice of the Gimlets before them. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Calvert)

VA watchdog issues warning on AI use by medical staff

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 15, 2026

NAVAL AIR STATION SIGONELLA, Italy (Aug. 22, 2021) An Afghan family waits to exit a U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III at Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella during Operation Allies Refuge Aug. 22, 2021. NAS Sigonella is currently supporting the Department of Defense mission to facilitate the safe departure and relocation of U.S. citizens, Special Immigration Visa recipients, and vulnerable Afghan populations from Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel M. Young)

Veterans defend Afghan ally programs as Trump closes doors

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Jan 14, 2026

Judge David O. Carter looks at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs campus through a chainlink fence.

Appeals court upholds order for the VA to build 2,550 housing units in Los Angeles

By Nicholas Slayton

Updated on Dec 27, 2025

VA review website

Army vet who created ‘Yelp for the barracks’ makes website to review the VA

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Dec 9, 2025

Steven Price testifies at the Texas House of Representatives this year, and a photo from his time stationed in Panama in the early 1980s.

A veteran’s service in Panama isn’t covered by the VA. There are hundreds like him.

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Dec 1, 2025

Pentagon officials are issuing adverse actions against a senator who participated in a viral video on "unlawful orders."

Pentagon threatens to court-martial senator who told troops they can refuse ‘illegal orders’

By Jeff Schogol

Posted on Nov 24, 2025

The FDA recalled a drug prescribed by VA doctors to veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder nightmares.

Drug used to treat PTSD nightmares recalled for cancer risk

By Patty Nieberg

Posted on Nov 6, 2025

Soldiers in military fatigues in the desert, with figures visible in the background, in the Saudi–Iraqi neutral zone on the border between Saudi Arabia and the Iraq, 1991. (Photo by David Turnley/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

Long-dismissed ‘Gulf War Illness’ finally recognized with international medical code

By Drew F. Lawrence

Posted on Oct 8, 2025