The Department of Veterans Affairs expects to grant its 1 millionth PACT Act-related disability compensation claims to Veterans and survivors since President Biden signed the bill into law on Aug. 10, ...

Now, the VA disputes this. It says it is serving veterans better than ever in part by increasing funds for private health care outside the VA. But the VA doctors say this initiative is actually a big ...

SALISBURY — Earlier this week, Salisbury VA announced the Carolina Pride Community Living Center (CLC), W.G. (Bill) Hefner Salisbury VA Medical Center, has achieved recognition as an Age-Friendly ...

NORTH CHARLESTON , S.C. (WCIV) — A new chapter in veterans’ health care is underway in the Lowcountry. Wednesday morning, officials and military leaders gathered to celebrate the start of construction ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has changed its process for veterans to get medical care from non-VA providers, removing a requirement that a referral to community care be reviewed by another VA ...

Leon R. Maxwell thought he was going to be an electrical engineer after he served his country in the Marine Corps, but fate had other plans. Maxwell, who describes himself at a “Lowcountry lifer,” ...

WASHINGTON — From cardiology and eye care to addiction treatment and mental health counseling, 30 different types of private medical services will be available to veterans for up to a year without ...

WASHINGTON — Chronic medical staffing shortages at the Department of Veterans Affairs make it difficult for the most ill patients with mental health conditions to see psychiatrists in a timely manner, ...

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A lawsuit challenging South Carolina’s restrictions on transgender health care for adults and children was voluntarily ...