Vietnam veteran Jerry King holds onto his wife, Pauline, as she lifts him into his wheel chair at their home in Anna, Illinois. (Stephen Lance Dennee/AP) Veterans Affairs officials on Thursday ...

VA officials had said in May that it planned to extend the deadline; Thursday’s announcement cemented the plan. (Army photo) The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to extend benefits through 2028 to ...

Nathan Boucher, associate professor in the Schools of Nursing and Medicine, and associate research professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, received a four-year grant from the U.S. Department ...

A wide-ranging, “landmark” bill for veterans and their caregivers passed Congress. The House approved the final version of the bicameral bill 382-12. House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Mike ...

Family members who take on the responsibility of caring for a wounded warrior often find themselves balancing financial, emotional, and physical demands that can feel overwhelming. Recognizing this, ...

WASHINGTON -- John Thomas Doody was in a coma and on a ventilator, but his mom refused to follow a doctor's advice and put the Iraq War veteran in a nursing home. Chris Ott quit her job, moved the ...

Ron Anderson quit his job to become a caregiver for his father, Lee, a World War II veteran. He candidly shared that, after his mother, Lee’s wife, died, he had a very challenging, yet extremely ...

WASHINGTON -- The Veterans Affairs Department reversed course Tuesday and said it will make sure more caregivers of severely disabled Iraq and Afghanistan veterans can receive the support they need to ...

TULSA, Okla. — The Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System Caregiver Support Program (CSP) launched its annual celebration of National Family Caregivers Month with the 2024 theme, 'Year of the ...

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough has named a longtime figure in the department's caregiver community as the VA's new chief of staff. Margaret "Meg" Kabat was sworn in Wednesday to the ...

Local caregivers can welcome veterans into their homes as family members to improve veterans’ quality of life and health through a Veterans Affairs program that’s new to the area. The Cheyenne VA ...