by Rikki Almanza | Feb 3, 2026
Veterans with mild to moderate hearing loss could soon face fewer hurdles when seeking hearing aids through the VA under newly introduced bipartisan legislation. The Veterans Hearing Aid Improvement Act would allow eligible Veterans to access over-the-counter hearing...
by Rikki Almanza | Jan 30, 2026
Per Military.com, Veterans with certain service-connected disabilities can now receive a VA automobile grant more than once following a new VA policy change that now recognizes that reliable transportation is an ongoing need. Originally signed into law in Jan. 2023,...
by Rikki Almanza | Jan 21, 2026
More than 150 vacant positions have been eliminated at the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and its affiliated outpatient clinics as part of a workforce reduction effort under the Trump administration, according to labor representatives and federal...
by Rikki Almanza | Jan 15, 2026
Members of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health are reviewing bipartisan legislation that would expand treatment options for Veterans with traumatic brain injuries and reduce reliance on opioid-based pain care within the VA. The measures were discussed...
by Rikki Almanza | Jan 13, 2026
According to a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office, the VA is preparing to relaunch its troubled electronic health record system, despite many of the management and technical issues that stalled earlier deployments remaining unresolved. The VA...
by caLegion Contributor | Jan 12, 2026
By Jim Plowden When people hear “breast cancer,” they think of women. That assumption nearly cost me precious time. In December 2021, after a routine physical, I casually mentioned to my doctor that my left nipple was itching, and I had noticed a lump. He immediately...
