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Veterans find strength, new beginnings at 2025 National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic
Veterans from across the country came to San Diego to participate in the 18th National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic.
Switch from DS Logon to Login.gov or ID.me by September 30
Switch from DS Logon to a Login.gov or ID.me account by Sept. 30 to continue managing your VA benefits and care online without interruption.
Simpler VA travel claims right from your phone
VA makes it easy to submit mileage-only travel reimbursement claims with the VA Health and Benefits mobile app. No paper forms, just a few taps.
VA IT slashes costs and boosts efficiencies
VA continues to enhance the Veteran experience while reducing costs, speeding up benefits processing, and modernizing our IT systems.
VA working with DaVita to continue delivering care
VA ensures Veterans have access to dialysis treatments during DaVita investigation.

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VA breaks ground on its first PACT Act construction initiative in Rolla, MO
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.
Centenarian Veterans honored at Maui PACT Act event
Veterans at event offered health screenings, diabetic foot checks, vaccines, blood pressure checks, VA benefits and PACT Act registration.
How a Vietnam Veteran benefited from the PACT Act
82-year-old Army Veteran Wendell Bell was 30% service connected disabled and unaware of what he was eligible for under the PACT Act.
VA leads the way in exposure-informed care
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.
Veterans receive support and benefits at PACT Act event
Hundreds of Veterans attended an event aimed at providing support and assistance through the VA PACT Act.

Serving older Veterans every step of the way
September 20, 2025

VA is committed to assisting geriatric Veterans and their families in accessing appropriate resources throughout their health care experience.
Veteran in remission thanks to bloodless stem cell transplant
September 20, 2025

VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System performs bloodless stem cell transplant, giving Marine Corps Veteran new hope.
First responder careers at VA
September 19, 2025

First responders at VA are united by a commitment to protect those who once protected us, ensuring that every Veteran can receive care in a safe and supportive environment.
Find access to stop food insecurity in your community
September 19, 2025

If you struggle with having enough to eat, or access to quality foods, you may be at risk of food insecurity.
New Community Residential Care Housing Program to support aging Veterans
September 19, 2025

The Orlando VA’s Community Residential Care program connects Veterans to VA-approved housing, with costs paid privately or offset by HUD-VASH.
VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on suicide risk, brain-computer interfaces and knee pain
September 19, 2025

This week, VA’s Office of Research and Development published three News Briefs highlighting research findings on how adverse childhood events affect suicide risk, brain-computer interfaces to restore hand function to paralyzed Veterans, and a new treatment for knee arthritis.

Compton Stand Down
September 20, 2025 @ 6:00 AM PT
Compton, CA
Caregiving for the Aging Veteran Town Hall
September 20, 2025 @ 8:30 AM ET
Asheville, NC
2025 VetFest
September 20, 2025 @ 9:00 AM CT
Poplar Bluff, MO
CAV Conference 2025 VA 1-on-1: Veterans Assistance Expo
September 22, 2025 @ 9:00 AM CT
Sioux Falls, SD
Lawton Community Engagement Event
September 23, 2025 @ 9:00 AM CT
Lawton, OK
Round Rock Veterans Services Event
September 23, 2025 @ 10:00 AM MT
Round Rock, AZ

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