Lawmakers are sparring over proposed changes to a fund covering the costs of veterans' toxic exposure benefits. A Massachusetts man wants the government to pay $9.5 million after being badly injured in a crash with a Black Hawk helicopter. A federal grand jury indicted a Massachusetts man for posing as a doctor to steal $50,000 in suicide prevention funds designed to help vets. The Major Richard Star Act has wide support among lawmakers but has been stalled in Congress for nearly a year. “Dear, what is shown on the screens in the special room?? It is very interesting,” the correspondent allegedly asked in March 2022. A commission studying the problem of post-military incarceration says better support programs could help many veterans. A move by VA officials to simplify rules for the Post-9/11 GI Bill could cause new problems, advocates warn. Soldiers at Fort Cavazos say that officials won't grant any religious exceptions to rules requiring deductions from their Basic Allowance for Subsistence. Post officials are working an a host of short- and long-term solutions to decadeslong infrastructure issues. The move follows several years of expanded benefits for veterans who suffered toxic exposure injuries while in the military. Load More