The case involves a veteran who left the Marine Corps in 2013 with an other-than-honorable discharge and was later denied disability benefits because of his discharge status.

VA officials said website updates have resulted in 16 million claims getting processed in the past five years, delivering $43 billion in tuition assistance and other benefits.

A House Veterans’ Affairs subcommittee examined a proposal to remove financial penalties on widowed spouses who remarry. More than 95% of eligible spouses opt not to remarry to avoid losing their dependency compensation.

The Veterans Hearing Aid Improvement Act would establish a two-year pilot program at a few VA facilities to provide eligible veterans with hearing aids without a prescription or follow-up fittings with an audiologist.

Data from the annual report helps the VA make decisions on prevention programs to fund and informs its long-term strategy for reducing veterans suicides. The agency said it was pushing back the report’s release date to February.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal suggested an extra $6 billion Congress provided for veterans care was used to “push out essential providers rather than sustain them.” VA Secretary Doug Collins denied staff were compelled to resign.

The legislation will help disabled veterans obtain low-income housing and shorten their wait times for vocational rehabilitation and job training.

On Monday, medical staff at the Minneapolis veterans hospital held a tribute for Alex Pretti, lining the hospital hallways to pay their silent respects in what is known as an honor walk.

Tom Homan is expected to start overseeing ground operations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota.

One lawmaker warned the shift from the public health sector to private care would result in “a cost explosion,” while another argued the plan would help the VA keep up with demand and give it “unprecedented flexibility.”