Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vietnam veteran Jerry King holds onto his wife, Pauline, as she lifts him into his wheel chair at their home in Anna, Illinois.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Advocates for family members and friends who support severely ill or injured veterans who need daily care are pushing the Biden ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has a very popular program that pays a stipend to those who care for post-9/11 veterans, often family members. In 2018, Congress revamped it to include Vietnam-era ...

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The Department of Veterans Affairs rolled out its fiscal 2025 proposed budget Monday, a $369.3 billion plan that would increase spending for medical care, infrastructure, women's health, benefits ...

Caregivers save taxpayer dollars every day by keeping veterans at home and out of institutional care. Helping them transition ...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced plans to extend eligibility for its Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) to include more so-called "legacy" ...

Congress told the VA to expand its caregiver program to include pre-Sept. 11 vets, but the VA has failed to meet a deadline in the law. VA Still Arbitrarily Cutting Caregivers From Program, Even As It ...

March 21--A program in place since 2008 in San Antonio is expanding to Kerrville and will allow homebound veterans to be placed with local caregivers as an alternative to nursing home or long-term ...

Veterans are warning that the Department of Veterans Affairs has not resolved serious flaws in the way the program is administered. Veterans Urge Changes Before Expansion Of VA Caregivers Program ...

WASHINGTON -- The Veterans Affairs Department reversed course Tuesday and said it will make sure more caregivers of severely disabled Iraq and Afghanistan veterans can receive the support they need to ...

TULSA, Okla. — The Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System Caregiver Support Program (CSP) launched its annual celebration of National Family Caregivers Month with the 2024 theme, 'Year of the ...