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VA awarded authority to appoint legal guardians for impaired veterans

VA officials say the process will help hundreds of veterans hospitalized at VA facilities who are unable to transition to more appropriate settings.
Stars and Stripes

Lawmakers consider more than 2 dozen bills to modernize and expand VA programs

The unusual committee hearing focused on eventually combining many of the 27 initiatives into a single omnibus package for a ...
Military.com

Here’s When VA Benefits Do and Don’t Count as Income, for Taxes and Otherwise

A veteran rated 100% disabled by the Department of Veterans receives $3,831.00 per month as of December 2025. Over the course of a year, that's $45,972. The IRS doesn't tax a penny of it. VA ...
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Amid outcry, VA abruptly stops enforcing new disability rating rule

WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday abruptly announced that it would stop enforcing a new rule requiring disability ratings to be calculated by how well veterans function on ...
Becker's Hospital Review

VA’s chief technology, AI officer to depart

VA chief technology officer Charles Worthington plans to leave; George Waddington and Kimberly McManus will serve as acting CTO and AI officer.
Military Times

VA to launch largest reorganization of health care system in 30 years

A nurse performs a test on a Department of Veteran Affairs patient at Naval Hospital Jacksonville, Oct. 24, 2025. (Julie M. Lucas/U.S. Navy) The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning a massive ...