Veterans Affairs

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) has introduced legislation he said will protect veterans from past and future federal layoffs.

A leaked internal memo from the Department of Veterans Affairs has outlined plans to reduce the workforce by more than 70,000 employees. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), the top Democrat on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, has strongly criticized the proposal.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) said on Wednesday he was outraged with the Trump administration’s firing of more than 1,000 Veterans Affairs employees. Blumenthal voted to confirm VA Secretary Doug Collins — he said he now regrets that.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is funding a psychedelic-assisted study for veterans with PTSD and alcohol use disorder with researchers from Yale and Brown Universities.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) is pushing Congress to pass a bill that will protect military veterans from scammers, making it easier to criminally prosecute bad actors who charge veterans a high fee to apply for benefits.

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) visited the Veterans Affairs Hospital in West Haven, Connecticut on Monday. He said it needs a new surgical and clinical care tower, a parking garage and the existing buildings need renovations.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has expanded access to fertility treatments, reversing its decades-old policy that blocked in vitro fertilization for unmarried, single or LGBTQ veterans. But IVF is still out of reach for many other veterans due to the requirement that they prove their infertility was caused by their military service.

For the second time, Yale Law School’s Veterans Legal Services Clinic has sued the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to force the agency to cover gender confirmation surgery for transgender veterans.

More female veterans than ever are getting disability benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, including over 3,200 women in Connecticut.

Military veterans who were exposed to dangerous chemicals can now directly enroll in VA health care without first applying for benefits, eight years earlier than the 2022 PACT Act originally called for. U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) called the move "simple justice."