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Latest NewsStephen Walker2023-12-24T15:03:06-05:00
  • Veteran makes healthy eating a habit

    Veteran makes healthy eating a habit

    Veterans are learning cooking skills and healthy eating habits by attending Healthy Teaching Kitchen classes from home.

  • Veterans Treatment Court helps Marine turn his life around

    Veterans Treatment Court helps Marine turn his life around

    Stuck in a cycle of drinking and homelessness, Veteran Taylor West was sentenced to Veterans Treatment Court, where he developed the tools to get back on track.

  • VA recognizes four World War II-era Veterans

    VA recognizes four World War II-era Veterans

    A tribute to four World War II-era residents at the Northwest Louisiana Veterans Home.

  • One Intermediate Care Technician’s course of caring

    One Intermediate Care Technician’s course of caring

    Former Army Veteran Alex Dayton shares how VA’s Intermediate Care Technician program supports his education.

  • Honoring Veterans: Army Medical Corps Veteran Margaret Craighill

    Honoring Veterans: Army Medical Corps Veteran Margaret Craighill

    This week’s Honoring Veterans Spotlight honors the service of U.S. Army Medical Corps Veteran Margaret Craighill, who served during World War II.

  • Why caregivers for Veterans should know CPR

    Why caregivers for Veterans should know CPR

    A VA program provides hands-on, immersive sessions where caregivers can practice CPR through realistic home-based scenarios.

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    Veteran makes healthy eating a habit

    Veterans are learning cooking skills and healthy eating habits by attending Healthy Teaching Kitchen classes from home.

  • June 15, 2025

    Veterans Treatment Court helps Marine turn his life around

  • June 14, 2025

    VA recognizes four World War II-era Veterans

  • June 13, 2025

    Why caregivers for Veterans should know CPR

  • June 12, 2025

    Live Whole Health #276: At your fingertips

  • June 12, 2025

    How VA is advancing health care for women Veterans

  • June 11, 2025

    Digital solutions for Veterans with limb loss

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  • VA established the Veterans Benefits Banking Program (VBBP), and now more than 530,000 Veterans are receiving direct deposit for their VA benefit payments.

    More than 530,000 previously unbanked Veterans are now enrolled in direct deposit

    VA established the Veterans Benefits Banking Program (VBBP), which has helped more than 530,000 Veterans and beneficiaries enroll in direct deposit for their VA benefit payments since 2019.   

  • May 15, 2025

    This spring season, protect your Personally Identifiable Information (PII)

  • May 8, 2025

    Upcoming Georgia event offers benefits, health care and jobs

  • May 2, 2025

    National Life Insurance Awareness Day: Protect those who matter most with VA Life Insurance

  • April 17, 2025

    Be vigilant of scammers targeting SMC benefits, Purple Heart recipients

  • March 15, 2025

    After G.I. Bill, Veteran finds purpose in soccer, community

  • February 6, 2025

    Tax season guidance for Veterans

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Last updated December 24, 2023

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