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SecVA press conference, Wednesday, January 8, 2025, 9:00 a.m.
Terrence Hayes (VA Press Secretary): Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to today’s press conference. Before we begin, I’d like to first thank our VA Press Corps for being great professionals these past four years. Your reporting has helped VA educate and inform Veterans, their families, caregivers, and survivors nationwide about the benefits and care available to them.
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VA makes several cancers presumptive for service connection – lowering the burden of proof for Veterans to receive no-cost health care and earned benefits
VA is making acute and chronic leukemias, multiple myelomas, myelodysplastic syndromes, myelofibrosis, urinary bladder, ureter, and related genitourinary cancers presumptive for service-connection for:
Muslim American Heritage Month Celebration
Dalia Ayoub, thank you. Dr. Salaam, thank you for your service in the Air Force, and for your service in communities around the country as an Imam and civil rights leader in the years since. Your words, principles, and perspectives are as inspiring as they are important—the great value of diversity and diverse perspectives in strengthening the military, in strengthening society, in making our awesome country even stronger by drawing on the strength of all our people. You are a part of that unique strength of America.
Speeches
Student Veterans of America 17th National Conference
As we close out the holiday season, my thoughts have been drawn to the passing of former President Jimmy Carter. President Carter was a steadfast supporter of Veterans throughout his time in the White House.
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VA expands access to GI Bill benefits for Veterans who served multiple periods of service
VA announced that — following the 2024 Supreme Court decision — it has updated the process for awarding GI Bill benefits.
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VA proposes to exempt Veterans from paying copays for certain Whole Health Well-Being Services
VA announced a proposed rule to exempt Veterans from paying copays for certain inpatient and outpatient Whole Health well-being services, which are available at VA facilities nationwide.
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VA begins early-stage planning for the next Federal Electronic Health Record rollout in mid-2026, continues ongoing improvement efforts at existing sites
VA is beginning early-stage planning to deploy the Federal Electronic Health Record system to four Michigan facilities — Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, Detroit, and Saginaw — in mid-2026.
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VA releases annual Veteran suicide prevention report, analyzing 2001-2022 data
VA released the National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report — the most comprehensive national report on Veteran suicide, analyzing Veteran suicide from 2001-2022.
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VA announces plans to award hundreds of millions in grants, launches new initiative to help homeless Veterans
VA announces three key steps to help Veterans experiencing homelessness, including SSVF Grants, GPD Case Management Grants and the Mayor’s Pledge.
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VA lowers life insurance premiums for more than 3 million Veterans, service members, and spouses
More than 3 million Veterans, service members, and spouses who receive life insurance from VA’s programs will receive a discount on premiums starting in the spring of 2025.
