Rikki Almanza

The VA is hiring more than 300 counselors and specialists to strengthen its VR&E program and expand career and education support for veterans with service...

Proposed bipartisan legislation, the Veterans Hearing Aid Improvement Act, would expand access to over-the-counter hearing aids for eligible Veterans through the VA.

The VA now allows eligible veterans with service-connected disabilities to receive an automobile grant every 10 years, expanding access to vehicle assistance and ending the...

Learning how to protect sensitive personal information and avoid scams is essential for Veterans navigating websites, social media, and digital VA services.

Congress is again delaying the Major Richard Star Act, a bipartisan bill that would grant combat-injured Veterans full access to both VA disability benefits and...

A federal jury awarded $6.8 million to Army Veteran Slade Douglas after finding that a 2019 LAPD welfare check led to his unlawful detention, forced...

Veterans and health care workers protested job cuts at the San Francisco VA Medical Center after the Trump administration eliminated more than 150 vacant positions,...

Members of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health are reviewing bipartisan bills to expand traumatic brain injury care for Veterans and reduce opioid use...

The latest GAO report says the VA electronic health record modernization program faces ongoing cost, scheduling, and usability challenges as the department prepares to expand...

The 2025 California Women Veterans Survey provides insights into the challenges and priorities facing women Veterans in California, from healthcare to housing.