U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

From housing to jobs, military veterans face a world completely different from their active-duty lives.

Transitioning from the military to civilian life can be difficult and lead to high debt. More than 92% of military families carry debt, one survey found.

While there is no requirement that veterans using VA health care enroll in Medicare, there are reasons they should explore the benefits of doing so.

House Democrats accused three Donald Trump associates, including Marvel’s chairman, of breaking the law in a plan to shape veterans’ policies for their benefit.

“Veterans are absolutely planting roots in communities across the country,” said Chris Birk, director of education at Veterans United, a lender for homebuyers.

Two people have died after an explosion at the West Haven VA Medical Center on Friday morning and three others are injured, according to officials. Alfred Montoya, director of VA Connecticut Healthcare System, said one employee, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and one contractor died after an explosion in a steam line that was being replaced. “Today as...

Veterans Day is Wednesday, Nov. 11, and in honor of the service members that have so bravely served our country, restaurants and businesses nationwide are showing their gratitude with an array of free meals, discounts and other well deserved perks. Most discounts will require proof of a military ID. Some businesses allow uniform dress as a form of identification. VA…

Big gaps in federal oversight of long-term care facilities for aging veterans may have contributed to rampant coronavirus infections and more than 200 deaths at state-run homes.

The family of an employee of the DC VA Medical Center, who eventually died from COVID-19, said he was required to work inside the hospital while symptomatic.

The Washington DC VA Medical Center failed to promptly provide letters detailing results of exams to women who underwent breast cancer screenings, allowing weeks or months to transpire, according to a News4 I-Team investigation.

The White House VA Hotline, which first opened as a small operation in the basement of VA headquarters in 2017, has rapidly grown in size, staff and call intake.

This Veterans Day, the new man in charge of the troubled Washington DC VA Medical Center is promising fixes, including for problems revealed in a recent series of News4 I-Team investigations. As Scott MacFarlane reports, patients and staff hope the new boss has a cure for a hospital under scrutiny.

The performance of the troubled Washington D.C. VA Medical Center has further “deteriorated” in recent weeks, drawing additional scrutiny from agency leaders, according to a July 17 memo obtained by the News4 I-Team.

The second deported veteran to get naturalized as a U.S. citizen will have his swearing-in ceremony in front of friends and family in San Diego Friday morning.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs reassigned the director of the troubled Washington DC VA Medical Center and promoted another staffer to run the facility.

Internal agency investigators are reviewing possible “impropriety” and political favoritism in the hiring of the director of the Washington DC VA Medical Center. The formal review was confirmed to the News4 I-Team on Tuesday by multiple sources and is the latest in a string of problems for the troubled medical center.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is sending thousands of overpayment notices telling veterans to pay back their benefits.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is working to end homelessness among veterans, but it can be tough to match veterans who have rent vouchers with landlords who will rent to them. There are 209 veterans in the Washington, D.C. area who have the vouchers but have not been able to find apartments.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has fired for a second time the Washington D.C. VA Medical Center medical director who was fired a first time earlier this summer and then appealed the ruling. Scott MacFarlane reports.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has fired for a second time the Washington D.C. VA Medical Center medical director who was fired a first time earlier this summer and then appealed the ruling.