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VA continues to enhance the Veteran experience while reducing costs, speeding up benefits processing, and modernizing our IT systems.

VA ensures Veterans have access to dialysis treatments during DaVita investigation.

VA, and the National Cemetery Administration, welcome the Honorable Samuel B. Brown as the eighth Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs.

The Board of Veterans Appeals celebrates its 92nd birthday by surpassing 92,000 dispatched disability appeals faster this year than ever before.

The Federal Electronic Health Record (EHR) securely and effectively shares information between VA, DoD, other federal agencies and participating community care providers.

On Aug. 7, 2025, VA commemorated the groundbreaking of the new Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital community-based outpatient clinic. This state-of-the-art facility is poised to significantly enhance health care services for the local Veteran population.

Veterans at event offered health screenings, diabetic foot checks, vaccines, blood pressure checks, VA benefits and PACT Act registration.

82-year-old Army Veteran Wendell Bell was 30% service connected disabled and unaware of what he was eligible for under the PACT Act.

As of July 2024, VA has approved more than 1.1 million claims made through the PACT Act. VA leads the way in exposure-informed care.

Hundreds of Veterans attended an event aimed at providing support and assistance through the VA PACT Act.