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 Rikki Almanza | Jan 8, 2026
Nearly 3,000 Women Veterans across all 58 California counties participated in the California Department of Veterans Affairs 2025 Women Veterans Survey. The results provide one of the most detailed snapshots in more than a decade of how women who served are navigating...
