WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published the interim final rule for implementing the Family Caregiver Program of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus ...

After a much-criticized delay, the Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday announced that caregivers of severely wounded Iraq and Afghanistan veterans will be able to apply for expanded benefits ...

Each year, millions of U.S. veterans and their families rely on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for vital services ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs needs to step up outreach and coordination to caregivers of disabled veterans to ensure that they are aware of available programs and they understand the eligibility ...

WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs will open eligibility for one of its caregiver programs to veterans starting Saturday. The Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers program is one ...

Severely injured veterans from World War II through Vietnam who need around-the-clock care from a family member or friend won't be able to apply for the VA's Family Caregiver Program until "summer of ...

The Veterans Administration has revamped the Family Caregiver Program and is currently taking applications for caregivers to receive enhanced services. These include a stipend, mental health support, ...

In this June 21, 2013, file photo, the seal affixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. (Charles Dharapak/AP) In a 2021 class-action lawsuit of Beaudette v.

Two survivors of veterans who died from military-related illnesses are challenging the Department of Veterans Affairs' practice of dropping family caregiver application appeals once a veteran passes ...

Chris Kurtz is trying to keep his sense of humor. Even after the VA told him last summer that he no longer needs a caregiver. "Apparently my legs grew back, I dunno," he says with a laugh, and sinks ...

Virginia has a jump-start on financing respite programs for caregivers through the efforts of the state’s Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. Thanks to the agency’s work with Lifespan ...

Army veteran Camron Fox (right) walks to his seat with help from his wife, Penny, during a National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony in Honolulu on Sept. 21, 2012. (Cpl. Reece Lodde/Marine Corps) ...