Former Army Sgt. Kyle White receives Medal of Honor at White House ceremony Sedona AZ (May 12, 2014) – On Tuesday, May 13, former U.S. Army Sgt. Kyle White will become the seventh living Medal of Honor recipient from the war in Afghanistan. He will be presented with the nation’s highest military award in recognition of his actions during an enemy ambush in Aranas, Afghanistan, November 9, 2007. The... 

Washington DC (July 18, 2013) – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has reached another milestone in its disability claims transformation process – over 30 percent of the current disability claims inventory is now digital and accessible to claim raters in VA’s electronic claims processing system, which has now been fielded ahead of schedule at all 56 Regional Offices across the country.... 

Washington DC (June 28, 2013) – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that as a result of the initiative launched in April to expedite disability compensation claims decisions for Veterans who have a waited a year or longer, more than 65,000-claims – or 97 percent of all claims over two years old in the inventory – have been eliminated from the backlog. Veterans Benefits...