by Rikki Almanza | Oct 7, 2026
The VA’s latest suicide prevention report found that most Veterans who died by suicide in 2024 had not recently received VA healthcare. The report––officially the 2026 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report––released on Sept. 30. examines national...
by Rikki Almanza | Oct 2, 2026
The VA has awarded more than $10.45 million to 18 organizations serving California Veterans through a federal program supporting suicide prevention outside traditional VA medical settings. The funding comes through the Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide...
by Rikki Almanza | Sep 29, 2026
California has expanded property tax exemption for qualifying Disabled Veteran homeowners after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 296 on Sept. 28. SB 296 increases the exemption available to Veterans who are rated 100% disabled because of a service-connected injury or...
by Rikki Almanza | Sep 25, 2026
A hearing-assistance program tested at the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System helped Veterans better communicate with doctors and nurses during emergency room visits. Researchers introduced personal voice amplification devices for Veterans who had difficulty...
by Rikki Almanza | Sep 22, 2026
Younger U.S. Veterans have higher levels of PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals,” in their blood than civilians of the same age, according to a new study from researchers at Brown University and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study, published...
by Christian Southards | Sep 16, 2026
In the latest update to a decade-long saga, the VA has lost another effort to overturn a federal court order to build additional supporting housing for Disabled and Homeless Veterans on its West Los Angeles Campus. The 9th Circuit announced last Friday that it would...
