VA released a request for proposals for new community care contracts that will improve health care choice and quality for Veterans over the next decade.

Women Veterans can now schedule appointments directly with VA gynecology providers without a referral from a primary care provider.

VA has completely eliminated the backlog of Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) applications, a major VA program that provides health care coverage to over 900,000 qualifying Veteran spouses, dependents, survivors, and caregivers.

VA relieves Veterans of more than $272 million in potential medical bills that accrued after the Biden Administration stopped certain copayment claims processing and collections in early 2023.

VA extends Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers eligibility for certain Veterans and their family caregivers through Sept. 30, 2028.

VA terminates a Biden-Administration mandate to spend $77 million on electric vehicle charging stations at VA facilities.

VA permanently housed 51,936 homeless Veterans across the country in fiscal year 2025.

Backlog of Veterans waiting for VA compensation and pension benefits has dropped by more than 57% since the start of the second Trump Administration.

Potentially thousands of Veterans who were discharged from service by the Biden Administration for refusing the COVID vaccine may regain eligibility for GI Bill education benefits.

"Keeping the promises America has made to its Veterans is the sole purpose of the Department of Veterans Affairs.”

Many important VA services have been stopped because of the Democrats’ government shutdown.

VA awards $84M in grants to fight Veteran homelessness.

VA dedicates the Southern Utah National Cemetery in Cedar City, Utah.

Department of Veterans Affairs national cemeteries will host a day of service and remembrance to honor victims of the 9/11 attacks on Sept. 11, also known as Patriot Day.

More than three-fourths of Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals that received an Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating earned four-or-five-star ratings as part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 2025 hospital quality ratings

More than $818 million in grants were awarded to 235 organizations across the country to help Veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

VA guarantees its 29 millionth home loan since the program was created in 1944 — a 19% increase in VA home loan processing this year compared to the same time in 2024.

VA is redirecting tens of millions of dollars in taxpayer funds away from subsidizing federal unions and back to the Veterans, families, caregivers and survivors VA serves.

VA processes more disability benefits compensation & pension ratings claims in a single year than ever before.

Eligible Veterans can now submit and track "mileage-only” travel claims directly from a smartphone or mobile device via the VA Health and Benefits mobile app.

Union contracts for most bargaining-unit employees are terminated by VA.

VA extends community care authorizations for eligible standardized types of care for a year.

VA realigns an additional $800 million this fiscal year for its Non-Recurring Maintenance program to make infrastructure improvements to health care facilities.

VA’s National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program initiative awards more than $2 million in educational and research institutions grants.

VA’s new partnership with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services eliminates instances in which both agencies are billed for the same health care episode.

VA will soon propose a rule to extend Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers eligibility for certain Veterans and their family caregivers through Sept. 30, 2028.

VA temporarily expanded burial benefits for certain Veterans, per the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act.

VA on pace to reduce total VA staff by nearly 30,000 employees by the end of fiscal year 2025, eliminating the need for a large-scale reduction-in-force.

VA processed more than 2 million disability benefits claims for Veterans in fiscal year 2025, faster than ever before.

Grants in the amount of $42 million are available for eligible organizations to assist homeless Veterans and those at risk of homelessness with various legal services.

VA’s Health and Benefits mobile app reaches more than 3 million downloads.

Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins today releases statement ahead of Memorial Day.

VA’s disability benefits compensation claims backlog is under 200,000 for the first time since March 5, 2023.  

VA is accepting applications for grant funding for community based organizations to develop suicide prevention or emergency clinical service programs for Veterans at risk of suicide.

Join VA during Memorial Day weekend, May 23-26, at more the 130 cemeteries across the country for commemorative activities honoring Veterans.

VA makes it easier for Veterans to use community care

The order establishes a National Center for Warrior Independence for homeless Veterans.

VA’s Veterans Legacy Memorial website adds 210,000 additional pages for American Veterans interred and honored in cemeteries and memorials.

The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced a three-pronged approach to eliminate barriers and streamline the process for how eligible survivors and dependents of deceased Veterans and servicemembers apply for and receive VA benefits and services.

VA’s National Cemetery Administration is joining forces with non-profit organizations Carry The Load, Travis Manion Foundation and Victory for Veterans to pay homage to Veterans interred in VA National Cemeteries through a series of events, volunteer opportunities and shared stories.

WASHINGTON — Today marks 100 days of the second Trump Administration.  During this time, VA has launched a host of major reforms to refocus the department on its core mission: providing the best possible care and services to Veterans, families, caregivers and survivors.

Secretary Collins discussed the historic progress VA has made in a new video on X and in this op-ed.

As Secretary Collins said, "One hundred days into the second Trump administration, and VA is no longer content with poor results. Under President Trump’s leadership, we have already stripped away many of the costly distractions that were coming between VA beneficiaries and the benefits they have earned. And we’re looking to make even more historic reforms to better serve our Veterans.”

VA’s accomplishments during the first 100 days include:

VA today announced it has established commissions to find candidates to lead the Veterans Health and Veterans Benefits Administrations. VA Deputy Secretary Paul R. Lawrence, Ph.D., will chair both commissions.

Nine more locations named for VA facilities deploying Federal Electronic Health Record in 2026

Any and all savings VA achieves by stopping specific medical treatments for gender dysphoria will be redirected to help severely injured VA beneficiaries – such as paralyzed Veterans and amputees – regain their independence.

VA targets 2026 for completing Federal Electronic Health Record system deployment at nine additional sites.

WASHINGTON — Please view a video message from VA Secretary Doug Collins here.

These contracts, which will be phased out over the next few days, represent less than one percent of the roughly 90,000 contracts VA currently has in place.

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today it has processed more than a million disability claims in Fiscal Year 2025, reaching the milestone nearly two weeks faster than it did in FY24.

Mission-critical positions are exempt from the reductions, which will enable VA to redirect over $83 million annually to health care, benefits and services for VA beneficiaries.

The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced the dismissal of more than 1,000 employees.

VA’s updated policy for displaying flags.

VA Secretary Doug Collins shares insight on his vision for the department.

VA personnel receive guidance for return to in-person work policy.

VA gives veterans more time to transition to the department’s new online login system.

VA has determined that all 44 of its financial assistance programs will continue uninterrupted and that all VA programs and operations will continue uninterrupted.

VA ends DEI, stopping millions of dollars in spending on diversity, equity and inclusion.

VA makes pertinent hiring-freeze exemptions related to Jan. 20, Executive Order halting federal government hiring.

New VA political appointees named in Trump Administration.

VA expanded the Veterans Legacy Memorial — the nation’s largest digital platform dedicated to the memory of Veterans and service members — to allow Veterans to tell their own story before they pass away.

VA is making acute and chronic leukemias, multiple myelomas, myelodysplastic syndromes, myelofibrosis, urinary bladder, ureter, and related genitourinary cancers presumptive for service-connection for:

VA announced that — following the 2024 Supreme Court decision — it has updated the process for awarding GI Bill benefits.

VA announced a proposed rule to exempt Veterans from paying copays for certain inpatient and outpatient Whole Health well-being services, which are available at VA facilities nationwide.

VA is beginning early-stage planning to deploy the Federal Electronic Health Record system to four Michigan facilities — Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, Detroit, and Saginaw — in mid-2026.

VA released the National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report — the most comprehensive national report on Veteran suicide, analyzing Veteran suicide from 2001-2022.

VA announces three key steps to help Veterans experiencing homelessness, including SSVF Grants, GPD Case Management Grants and the Mayor’s Pledge.

More than 3 million Veterans, service members, and spouses who receive life insurance from VA’s programs will receive a discount on premiums starting in the spring of 2025.

VA to expand access to its Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers — a program that provides family caregivers of eligible Veterans access to services and supports, including training and education, financial assistance, health care coverage, beneficiary travel, peer support, and more.

VA launches new outreach campaign enrolling Veterans in health care amid blast exposure concerns

VA will fund a study on Methylenedioxymethamphetamine-assisted, or MDMA-assisted, therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder and alcohol use disorder among Veterans.

VA’s NCA is now piloting interments in green burial sections at three VA national cemeteries.

VA and DOD improve installation access process for Veterans and eligible caregivers for medical appointments, shopping, and certain morale, welfare, and recreation services.

VA and and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness announced results of the 2024 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, which show a record low in Veteran homelessness since measurement began in 2009 and a 7.5% decrease since 2023.

VA is proposing to eliminate copayments for all VA telehealth services and establish a grant program to fund designated VA telehealth access points in non-VA facilities, with a focus on rural and medically underserved communities.

VA delivered more care and more benefits to more Veterans than ever before in fiscal year 2024 — exceeding last year’s record totals.

Nearly 48,000 Veterans experiencing homelessness in fiscal year 2024 have been house

VA’s National Cemetery Administration awarded $44,553,338 in grants for the expansion and/or improvement of state Veterans’ cemeteries during fiscal year 2024.

VA awards $15.9 million in grants to fund adaptive sports, recreational activities, and equine therapy for Veterans and service members living with disabilities.

VA proposed establishing a first-of-its-kind grant program aimed at increasing access to VA programs and benefits.

VA will award more than $4.3 million in cooperative agreements to states and territories to help fund and provide technical assistance to suicide mortality review committees, which aim to identify and characterize local suicide deaths to better inform Veteran suicide prevention strategies.

Tele-emergency care is now available nationwide, a step that increases timely access to virtual emergency care options for Veterans enrolled in VA health care.

VA will conduct a scientific assessment to determine if there is a relationship between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure during military service and kidney cancer among Veterans.

Between between October 2023 and August 2024, VA housed 43,116 Veterans experiencing homelessness, surpassing its fiscal year 2024 goal to house 41,000 Veterans one month before the end of the fiscal year.

VA will award $5 million in grants to organizations that provide employment-based resources and tools to support recently separated members of the Armed Forces and their spouses.

VA’s ongoing fight to prevent Veteran suicide — includes awarding $52.5 million in grants to community organizations implementing tailored suicide prevention programs and services for Veterans and their families.

VA to host more than 60 National Day of Service and Remembrance events on Sept. 11 at VA national cemeteries across 34 states and Puerto Rico.

VA hospitals outperformed non-VA hospitals in two major independent, nationwide reviews for patient satisfaction and care quality.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will award $806.4 million in grants to help homeless and at-risk Veterans through the Supportive Services for Veteran Families and Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem programs.

Access expanded to VA benefits for Veterans who served at Karshi-Khanabad (K2) base in Uzbekistan after 9-11.

Launch of VSAFE.gov and 1-833-38V-SAFE (1-833-388-7233) – a new government-wide website and call center designed to combat fraud.

VA releases new PACT Act dashboard highlighting the impact of the historic law for delivering benefits and health care to millions of Veterans and their survivors exposed to toxins.

Proposals are being accepted for new VA graduate medical education initiative to expand health care access for Veterans nationwide.

VA redesigns Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry to better understand, research, and ultimately improve treatment for the health challenges facing Veterans exposed to airborne hazards and burn pits during service.

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to this month’s press conference. You may have noticed I’m not actually in the room.

Three-quarters of the way through the fiscal year – VA has granted benefits to 1.1 million Veterans and their survivors, an all-time record.

Eligible organizations providing employment-based resources and tools to help recently separated members of the Armed Forces and their spouses may now apply for grants from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Veterans can now create their new Login.gov or ID.me accounts as VA transitions to a streamlined process for accessing VA online services.

Margaret "Meg” Kabat was sworn in as the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ chief of staff. In this senior leadership role, Chief of Staff Kabat will serve as the top advisor to the VA Secretary and Deputy Secretary and provide strategic leadership to the organization.

VA Veteran Crisis Line ‘Dial 988 then Press 1’ marks 2-year anniversary providing access to critical support for Veterans and their families in time of need.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is awarding $26.8 million in legal services grants with the goal of increasing access to legal services for eligible Veterans experiencing or at risk for homelessness.