oday, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced it will host the second annual PACT Act Summer VetFest — featuring more than 100 Summer VetFest events in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico — to encourage Veterans and survivors to apply for the health care and benefits they have earned under the PACT Act.
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced the official opening of one of its newest clinics in South Tampa, Florida. Sabal Park Clinic provides a comprehensive suite of services – including primary care, mental health, social work, and dietetics.
Maureen Roepsch is an Air Force and Coast Guard Vet who comes from a long line of military service—her family members served in Vietnam, the Korean War, and World War II. Maureen qualifies for community care, but chooses to get her care at the Manchester VA Medical Center.
As a part of the Biden Cancer Moonshot, the Department of Veterans Affairs is expanding its Close to Me cancer care program.
The Department of Veterans Affairs posted a final rule amending its regulations regarding character of discharge determinations, expanding access to VA care and benefits for some former service members discharged under other than honorable conditions or by special court-martial.
The Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense expanded their existing partnership to allow Veterans, soldiers, cadets, and other beneficiaries to receive care from the Keller Army Community Hospital (KACH) on the West Point Army Installation and at the VA Hudson Valley Health Care System.
The Department of Veterans Affairs will launch the Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase (VASP) program, May 31 — to help more than 40,000 Veterans experiencing severe financial hardship avoid foreclosure and stay in their homes.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has enrolled 401,006 Veterans in VA health care over the past 365 days — 30% more than the 307,831 it enrolled the previous year. This is the most yearly enrollees in at least the past five years at VA, and nearly a 50% increase over pandemic-level enrollment in 2020.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has made it easier and faster for Veterans to access VA health care nationwide through VA's Access Sprints — an initiative to expand access to care by offering night and weekend clinics, increasing the number of Veterans scheduled into daily clinic schedules, and more.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is delivering disability compensation benefits to a record number of women Veterans.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has processed its one millionth Veteran benefits claim in fiscal year 2024.
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced its 2024 goals in support of its efforts to prevent and end Veteran homelessness.