The Defense Health Agency made a buyout offer to an unidentified number of civilian personnel to be considered for lump-sum payouts to leave their jobs.

Chairmen of the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs committees will push for legislation to expand veterans’ access to private medical care outside the VA.

Citing research showing unemployment and financial stress put veterans at higher risk of suicide, VA officials said the self-help guide assists veterans in building budgets, connecting with help and recovering from financial setback.

Legislation pending in Congress called the SAVES Act would award $10 million annually in funding to help nonprofits meet a growing demand by disabled veterans for service dogs, supporters contend.

A major provider of care for patients with kidney disease disclosed approximately 1 million medical records were exposed in a cyberattack, but it did not discuss the number of veterans’ records accessed.

Veterans injured in secret military experiments that tested hallucinogens and nerve gas on young troops more than 50 years ago said their renewed appeals for retroactive disability benefits are being denied.

The American Legion and Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America are among the veterans groups urging the administration to take action on reclassifying cannabis as a less dangerous drug.

Vietnam War veterans were exposed to open-air burn pits common during deployments, yet benefits for illnesses presumed to be related to airborne toxins does not extend to them under the PACT Act, according to a federal watchdog.

Military policy characterizes bariatric surgery as a “permanent anatomical change” resulting in strict dietary standards incompatible with the military, according to the lawsuit, which argues such surgeries have advanced since the ban was implemented in 2007.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has terminated collective bargaining agreements for most of its more than 350,000 unionized employees, including nurses, food service workers, technicians and janitorial staff.