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VA to formally rescind controversial disability ratings rule

A regulation that would have required Veterans Affairs medical examiners to include the effects of medication in assigning disability ratings is expected to be rescinded formally on Feb. 27.

Not fighting alone: A Veteran’s journey with VA’s TelePain program

“TelePain led me from silently struggling to shared healing.” For years after leaving the service, Marine Corps Veteran William Anthony Zullo’s body had become a ledger of old battles—more than 20...

Telehealth study for physical therapy is recruiting Veterans

The VA Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center is currently looking to recruit 126 Veterans nationwide by October 2026 for a telehealth physical therapy program.

Let’s make April 4 a day that speaks louder than words

DAV Community Impact Day A nationwide movement is underway to show veterans how much they matter. When you pledge your time at communityimpactday.

General Patton’s grandson help heal veterans through filmmaking

Therapy looks different for everyone, especially for individual veterans. For some, PTSD treatment means therapy offices, fluorescent lighting, medication they don’t entirely trust, and long...

Federal Lawsuit Challenges VA’s New Rule on Medication-Based Disability Ratings

The real story of Jane Fonda and the Vietnam vets who hate her

For those who may not be familiar with this bit of history, Jane Fonda is a star of stage and screen whose illustrious career began in 1960.

Lucky 13: A last-minute swap saved this airman’s life during WWII bombing run

The day began ominously. It was Friday the 13th when the airmen of the 451st Bomb Group of the 15th Air Force based in Castelluccio, Italy, gathered in an ancient wine cellar which housed Group...

Pentagon issues standards for barracks that all services must meet

The Pentagon has published criteria for barracks and other unaccompanied housing that require all the military services to meet the same standards for the first time, according to the Defense...

How a sailor remembered 256 prisoners of war through song

Douglas Hegdahl walked freely around the infamous “Hanoi Hilton” prison camp, one of many American prisoners of war held there in 1967.

Statement on DAV member Royce Williams being awarded Medal of Honor

DAV proudly congratulates retired Navy Capt. Royce Williams for his extraordinary courage and sacrifice, which has now been recognized with our nation’s highest military honor.

How a soldier’s homemade US flag made it from a WWII POW camp to the Smithsonian

After the Japanese captured U.S. Army Pvt. Joseph “Jose” Quintero in 1942, he began plotting his revenge. Being imprisoned was bad enough.

Improving care delivery with immersive technology

VA Immersive implements immersive technology across VA facilities Many people associate virtual reality (VR) headsets and augmented reality with gaming or other forms of entertainment, but health...

National Guardsmen awarded French valor medal for rescue of allied special forces

Six pilots and crew from a New York National Guard helicopter unit made a pair of flights into an active firefight in 2023 to rescue a team of French special forces soldiers who had been ambushed by..

The shortest soldier in American history was a Green Beret who fought in Vietnam

Many American men were trying to avoid serving the U.S. military in the 1960s and 1970s , but at least one American man was trying anything to get in—and it wasn’t Steve Rogers.

The highest ranking US military officer in World War II isn’t who you think

World War II history is filled with an unending list of famous names, many of whom are the generals and flag officers who planned and led the war to its now well-known conclusion.

From uniform to unforgettable: An unbroken line, three generations of service

For some Veterans, putting on the uniform is a single, defining chapter of their lives. But for Army Veteran Steven Jiggetts, military service is a family inheritance, an unbroken story shaped by...

Remembering 250 years of Marine Corps Commandants

As the United States approaches the 250th anniversary of its independence, Americans are called not only to celebrate the founding of the nation, but to reflect on the institutions that have defended.

Trump awards Medals of Honor to Maduro raid and Korean War pilots

President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Honor to two pilots on Tuesday: Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Eric Slover, who was wounded while flying a helicopter during January’s mission that resulted..

Desperate for Help, a Marine Battles Phone Trees, Hold Music, and Indifference

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