Supporters take part in a 2024 rally in Washington, D.C., in support of the Major Richard Star Act, which would expand concurrent receipt offerings to tens of thousands of combat-injured veterans.

As reported here last week, President Obama has asked Congress to phase in "concurrent receipt" for those who received a disability retirement from the Department of Defense. This week we explain more ...

Throughout our nation’s history we have witnessed countless examples of how quickly our troops will respond whenever and wherever they are needed. The willingness of American forces to go in harms way ...

With the full-throated support of numerous national veterans-service organizations, lawmakers are introducing bills in the 118th Congress to fully repeal the offset of military retired pay for every ...

The Obama administration is taking steps to reconcile ambitious campaign promises with real world budget challenges on two key issues for veterans: advance funding for VA health care and expansion of ...

Philpott’s Forum presents questions, opinions and insights from readers of Tom Philpott’s Military Update news column. The following are readers comments and questions concerning retirement benefits, ...

During 22 years of Army and Air Force service, Robert Maher, Sr., 78, of Gig Harbor, Wash., suffered a series of injuries that, in recounting, sound like a history lesson. Before World War II, he ...

The Major Richard Star Act aims to eliminate a benefits "offset" which deducts military retiree pay by the amount of VA disability compensation. Military Times ...

The Obama administration is taking steps to reconcile ambitious campaign promises with real world budget challenges on two key issues for veterans: advance funding for VA health care and expansion of ...