Latest U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs News
How did a bunch of grave markers from Punchbowl end up at a house in Palolo?
A Palolo resident found over a hundred grave markers at her house that seem to be from the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, also known as Punchbowl, but nobody seems to know how they got there. The grave markers memorialize soldiers who served in conflicts such as World War...
How troops convicted under a gay sex ban can apply for a pardon from Biden. Will benefits follow?
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that troops who were convicted under an old military policy criminalizing consensual gay sex would receive full pardons — a move that could restore their discharges from military service to an honorable status and pave the way for...
Editorial Roundup: South Carolina
Post and Courier. May 23, 2024. Editorial: SC Freedom Caucus wastes money, blocks serious work with its unserious stunts No one should be surprised that SLED determined that all the hysteria around S.C. voter registration forms sent to noncitizens was totally and...
Over 1 million claims related to toxic exposure granted under new veterans law, Biden announces
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) — President Joe Biden, aiming to highlight his legislative accomplishments this election year, traveled to New Hampshire on Tuesday to discuss how he's helped military veterans get benefits as a result of burn pit or other toxic exposure during their service. ...
Supreme Court gives some military veterans more generous educational benefits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with a decorated veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq in a protracted fight with the government over 12 months of G.I. Bill educational benefits. The court ruled 7-2 that the Department of Veterans Affairs improperly...
