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  • VA extends temporary hardship suspension for benefit debts

    VA extends temporary hardship suspension for benefit debts

    The Department of Veterans Affairs is extending our financial hardship suspension on benefit debts, meaning that Veterans who request assistance will not have to pay benefit debts until Dec. 31.

  • VA establishes presumptive service connection for rare respiratory cancers for certain Veterans

    VA establishes presumptive service connection for rare respiratory cancers for certain Veterans

    As part of President Biden’s Unity Agenda commitment to support the nation’s Veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs is adding nine rare respiratory cancers to the list of presumed service-connected disabilities due to military environmental exposures to fine particulate matter.

  • VA establishes new threshold for reporting benefit and medical debt

    VA establishes new threshold for reporting benefit and medical debt

    The Department of Veterans Affairs published a final rule in the Federal Register, Feb. 2, amending VA’s procedures for reporting debt to consumer reporting agencies.

  • VA seeks public comment on Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers, as amended by VA MISSION Act of 2018

    VA seeks public comment on Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers, as amended by VA MISSION Act of 2018

    WASHINGTON — Today the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it will accept public comments for 15 days on how to implement certain changes to the Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) required by the VA MISSION Act of 2018.

  • VA amends regulations on VA pension and other needs-based programs

    VA amends regulations on VA pension and other needs-based programs

    WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently amended its regulations governing entitlements to VA pension and Parents’ Dependency and Indemnity Compensation, which are need-based programs.

  • VA implements new fiduciary regulations

    VA implements new fiduciary regulations

    The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently updated regulations related to how it governs the oversight of beneficiaries, who, because of injury, disease, or age, are unable to manage their VA benefits, and the appointment and oversight of fiduciaries for these vulnerable beneficiaries.

  • VA Revises Regulations on Reimbursement for Emergency Treatment of Veterans

    VA Revises Regulations on Reimbursement for Emergency Treatment of Veterans

    WASHINGTON — Today the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it has, through a Federal Register notice, revised its regulations concerning payment or reimbursement for emergency treatment for non-service connected conditions at non-VA facilities.

  • VA Revises Regulations on Reimbursement for Emergency Treatment of Veterans

    VA Revises Regulations on Reimbursement for Emergency Treatment of Veterans

    WASHINGTON — Today the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it has, through a Federal Register notice, revised its regulations concerning payment or reimbursement for emergency treatment for non-service connected conditions at non-VA facilities.

  • VA to Revise State Veteran Home Construction Regulations

    VA to Revise State Veteran Home Construction Regulations

    Today, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Dr. David J. Shulkin announced that VA plans to propose changes to regulations for its State Veterans Home Construction Grant Program to make it easier to for States to receive VA funding to construct Veterans homes in rural areas.

  • VA to Revise State Veteran Home Construction Regulations

    VA to Revise State Veteran Home Construction Regulations

    Today, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Dr. David J. Shulkin announced that VA plans to propose changes to regulations for its State Veterans Home Construction Grant Program to make it easier to for States to receive VA funding to construct Veterans homes in rural areas.

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Last updated January 21, 2026

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