House Democrats want military historians to document the effects of the previous bans on LGBTQ troops in an effort to prevent similar prohibitions in the future.
Democrats and veterans advocates pushed back Wednesday against concerns from Republicans about the high cost of a bill that aims to fast-track Department of Veterans Affairs health care and benefits to millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits.
The Department of Veterans Affairs initiated a pilot project in December to automate part of the process for reviewing benefits claims – a change that the agency says has the potential to shorten the time that veterans wait for decisions from 100 days to one or two days.
The Department of Veterans Affairs failed to thoroughly vet medical providers for its community care program, resulting in doctors with revoked or suspended medical licenses being approved to treat veterans, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
The electronic health record was set to launch March 5 at the VA Central Ohio Health Care System in Columbus, but VA leaders pushed the rollout to April 30. The agency said a “significant number of the workforce,” approximately 209 people, are unable to work because of positive cases of the coronavirus.