Congress has appropriated a $31.7 billion increase to the $369.1 billion spending plan to cover veterans disability compensation and medical care through the Toxic Exposures Fund that is required under federal law.
Congress has appropriated a $31.7 billion increase to the $369.1 billion spending plan to cover veterans disability compensation and medical care through the Toxic Exposures Fund that is required under federal law.
Army veteran Winston Hencely, who sued a defense contractor over injuries from a suicide bombing in Afghanistan, will have his case reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Organizers of a veteran-led rally scheduled for June 6 in the nation’s capital said they expect about 20,000 people to turn out for a protest against plans by the Department of Veterans Affairs for large staffing cuts and the elimination of hundreds of contracts for veterans services.