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Regular checks with your primary care physician and visits to specialists (such as cardiologists, gynecologists, and mental health experts) are covered by VA health care. You can receive prescription drugs, medical devices, and prosthetics, as well as Veterans health care services like home health and geriatric (elder) care. Learn how to handle your earned health benefits and how to apply for them.
https://www.va.gov/health-care
VA housing assistance
Veterans, active military personnel, and their surviving spouses may be eligible for VA housing aid to refinance a loan or purchase a home. In addition, we provide services and perks to help you maintain, renovate, or develop a new home. Learn how to apply for and handle your earned Veterans housing aid funds.
https://www.va.gov/housing-assistance
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VA News News and Information from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Satisfying tailgating snacks
by Nikki Verbeck on January 6, 2026 at 7:30 pmWin more than the big game with tailgating snacks that are both healthy and delicious.
- 91.7% of Veterans who use VA telehealth are satisfiedby Nikki Verbeck on January 6, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Veterans’ trust in and satisfaction with VA telehealth continued to rise for the fifth year in a row.
- Hiring Veterans: Jobs of the week for Jan. 5, 2026by Jason Davis on January 6, 2026 at 2:30 pm
This post includes links to job listings for the week of Jan. 5, 2026. We will continue to post timely listings as we receive them for the locations listed.
- Live Whole Health #299: Letting go of worryby Jason Davis on January 5, 2026 at 9:30 pm
Do you notice how often worry or concern pops into your mind? Try to notice when worries pop up turn and those thoughts to something that gives you joy or hope!
- Tai Chi, then birthday cake
by Nikki Verbeck on January 5, 2026 at 7:30 pmVeteran celebrates 100th birthday with his family, fellow Veterans and health care team after attending his weekly Tai Chi class.
Military Times Military Times News Feed
- DOD launches review of ‘effectiveness’ of women in ground combat roles
by Tanya Noury on January 7, 2026 at 12:55 amArmy and Marine Corp leaders will submit data on readiness, training, performance, casualties and command climate of ground combat units and personnel.
- ‘This was surgical’: The tactics behind the Maduro mission
by Eve Sampson on January 6, 2026 at 10:33 pmThe entire mission hinged on a narrow break in Venezuela’s weather. When that window opened, the U.S. military moved fast.
- State veterans cemeteries receive grants for improvement, expansion
by Cristina Stassis on January 6, 2026 at 9:39 pmIn fiscal 2025, the VA granted state veterans cemeteries across the country, including for the establishment of one in Alaska, over $77 million.
- US Air Force awards Boeing $2B contract to begin B-52 engine upgrades
by Stephen Losey on January 6, 2026 at 5:15 pmThe upgrades to the B-52’s engines and numerous other systems are so dramatic the Air Force plans to redesignate the Cold War-era bomber the B-52J.
- He turned down a trip home from the Korean War, then earned the MOH
by Jon Guttman on January 6, 2026 at 3:50 pmLloyd Burke’s 13-month tour in Korea was at an end when he decided to turn back — and received the Medal of Honor in the process.
