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In 2024–2025 the VA broadened presumptive exposure locations beyond Vietnam: the department proposed and in some cases finalized adding U.S. and Royal Thai military bases in Thailand (Jan. 9, 1962–Jun...
, shifted toward broader eligibility and investment in capacity—most notably by accelerating enrollment so millions became eligible years earlier and by proposing budget and contract changes intended ...
A search of the provided 2025 VA materials and associated reporting shows national VA recruitment literature and policy summaries describing that sign‑on, recruitment, and retention bonuses are availa...
VHA continues to offer sign‑on, recruitment, relocation and retention incentives for nurses and physicians — amounts and availability vary by site and program: some nurse job listings advertise recrui...
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) bonus ecosystem is governed by a mix of federal-wide performance-award rules, VA-specific directives, and targeted legislative authorities such as the PACT Act...
Declaring conflicts “ended” has been used politically to justify tighter eligibility and program changes that could reduce who qualifies for VA care and disability compensation; critics warn Project 2...
Veterans groups uniformly warned that Trump-era reforms—many drawn from Project 2025—threatened to narrow eligibility, privatize care, and cut earned benefits; advocates and unions launched campaigns ...
The materials provided do not establish a specific figure for the VA disability claims backlog "in 2017 before Trump"; the available excerpts explicitly lack a 2017 backlog number and instead point to...