Congress has created an “enormous threat to the safety and well-being of veterans” by blocking Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reports of mental incompetency from entering the federal background check system, gun reform groups said in a letter to lawmakers this week. The provision in question was part of the $1.2 trillion budget bill passed…
A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized disability benefits exams after receiving what she described as "disturbing reports of inadequate and unprofessional treatment" of veterans.
Instead of the PACT Act’s phased-in approach, millions of military members are eligible for health care without having first to apply for VA benefits.