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VA genetics program aims to increase mental health treatments for Veterans

Leaders of the Million Veteran Program (MVP) are addressing this gap through a new initiative called MVP MIND. It will survey 50,000 new participants with serious mental health conditions about their experiences. MVP officials believe such efforts will lead to more powerful research into these issues and better …

Wyoming team nominated for award for COVID-19 response

Wyoming VA’s team of RPM–HT care coordinators monitor Veterans with chronic clinical issues. With phone and video visits, they help Veterans make lifestyle changes and avoid hospital visits.

WWII Veteran recalls V-E Day meaning 76 years later

Then-Army Air Forces pilot Warren Halstead flew missions daily out of Coulommiers, France, during World War II. On May 8, 1945, he was at his duty station, on break from dropping supplies and transporting wounded to hospitals in England. The news came in: the war in Europe was over. Seventy-six years later, the …

Pentagon’s approach to countering sexual assault: ‘All options are on the table’

The Department of Defense is taking a multi-pronged approach to combat sexual assault in the military. One initiative – the Independent Review Commission on Sexual Assault in the Military – is reaching out to service members, Veterans, experts and survivors to get it right.

Veteran eligibility and access to VA home loans expanded

New changes passed by Congress and signed by the President have expanded eligibility and access to the Department of Veteran Affairs’ home loan program.

Borne the Battle #240: Benefits Breakdown: Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loan (IRRRL)

Home interest rates are at historic lows and VA home loans offer lower rates than any other type of home loan. Navy Veteran John Bell, deputy director of the VA Loan Guaranty Service, joins Borne the Battle to break down VA’s Interest Rate Reduction and Refinance Loan (IRRRL), mortgage refinancing, VA home loans …