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VA streamlines the process of purchasing prosthetic limbs to more efficiently serve thousands of Veterans who receive prosthetics through the VA every year.
VA issues a request for proposals to build approximately 220 temporary units to house Veterans at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center north campus.
New VA clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of methylenedioxymethamphetamine-assisted therapy, or MDMA-assisted therapy, for the treatment of severe mental health disorders, including posttraumatic stress disorder and alcohol use disorder.
VA will host Memorial Day ceremonies this weekend at more than 120 VA national cemeteries across the country for 100,000 attendees.
The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced that 78% of VA hospitals that received an Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating earned four or five stars in the latest annual report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
VA approved $596 million in infrastructure improvements in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, part of a record $4.8 billion in non-recurring maintenance funds VA will deploy this year.
Throughout the month of May, VA will work with non-profit organizations Carry The Load, Travis Manion Foundation and Victory for Veterans to pay homage to Veterans interred in VA’s 157 National Cemeteries through a series of events, volunteer opportunities and shared stories leading up to Memorial Day.
VA has set new records this year for both Veteran suicide prevention screening and comprehensive evaluations for at-risk Veterans – two critical elements of the department’s ongoing work to prevent Veteran suicide.
VA announces that the Joint Commission, the nation’s most trusted quality and safety accrediting body for health care systems, accredited every VA program it examined in calendar year 2025.
VA announced a dramatic reduction in processing times for both Veteran disability claims and pension and survivor benefits, which shows that the Trump Administration’s year-long push to make VA work better for Veterans is paying off.
VA deploys new Federal Electronic Health Record system at four hospitals in Michigan – the first deployment in years after the Biden Administration paused the rollout of this important technology in 2023.
VA announces availability of $7 million in grants for organizations that provide transportation services to rural Veterans.
VA announces availability of $16 million in grants for national, regional and community-based organizations that provide adaptive sports programs for Veterans and service members with disabilities.
100K new Veterans sign up for health care following VA improvements
VA makes it easier for eligible Veterans to maximize use of their G.I. Bill education benefits in the wake of two recent court rulings.
VA announces $112 million grant funding opportunity for organizations that provide suicide prevention services to Veterans across the country.
The Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Justice have signed a memorandum of understanding that will help some of America’s most vulnerable Veterans get the ongoing care they need.
Technology that will help the Department of Veterans Affairs schedule community care appointments faster than ever before is now up and running at all VA facilities, and VA will be expanding its use in 2026 so Veterans can more easily choose the health care they’ve earned.
Backlog of VA disability compensation and pension benefit claims is consistently below 100,000 for the first time since May 2020, during the first Trump Administration.
Effective immediately, VA will not report Veterans to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System as “prohibited persons” only because they need help from a fiduciary in managing their VA benefits.
VA aims to fast-track survivors' benefits processing.
VA to improve dental care access for eligible Veterans.
VA ends illegal and wasteful leases and license at West Los Angeles VA Medical Center.
VA releases the National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report, which analyzes Veteran suicide from 2001 to 2023, the most recent year for which data is available.
VA's National Cemetery Administration earned the highest customer satisfaction score ever achieved by any public or private organization measured by the American Customer Satisfaction Index, as part of the group’s 2025 report.
VA recruiting more than 300 vocational rehabilitation counselors and specialists for its Veteran Readiness and Employment program.
VA’s skilled home health care program will now cover the costs of in-home and community-based services for Veterans with spinal cord injuries, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, and other complex medical conditions at 100% of the cost of similar care in a VA Community Living Center.
VA announces planned departure of Chief of Staff Chris Syrek, who will soon leave VA for a private-sector opportunity.
VA will spend $4.8 billion in fiscal year 2026 to modernize, repair and improve health care facilities as part of the Veterans Health Administration’s Non-Recurring Maintenance program, which makes infrastructure improvements to health care facilities to ensure safe and effective patient care.
VA establishes commission to find candidates to lead the Veterans Benefits Administration. VA Deputy Secretary Paul R. Lawrence, Ph.D., will chair the commission.
