Related to that, VA's disability claims backlog - which counts the total number of first-time benefits cases that take more ...

The bonuses were authorized by the PACT Act with the intention of enticing employees to stay in hard-to-fill jobs so the department had enough staff to handle the mountain of newly eligible veterans.

Inspector General report raises questions about VA clinical staff's training for toxic exposure screening The report says the Office of Inspector General is "concerned" veterans could be at-risk.

VA officials said that, since the PACT Act was signed into law two years ago, the department has approved more than 1 million disability claims related to its provisions, totaling more than $6.8 ...

Senate rejects PACT Act protections, sending ‘signal’ that benefits could be cut, vet group says. Burn Pits 360, ... Patty is a senior staff writer for Task & Purpose.