News releases

Until 11:59 p.m. local time on September 30, 2023, Veterans who deployed to a combat zone, never enrolled in VA health care, and left active duty between September 11, 2001 and October 1, 2013 are eligible to enroll directly in VA health care.

A research team at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System (MVAHCS) has been approved for over $6 million in funding to start the Rehabilitation & Engineering Center for Optimizing Veteran Engagement & Reintegration (RECOVER).

The Minneapolis VA Health Care System is celebrating the opening of the new Specialty Care Clinic with a ribbon cutting ceremony on August 3, 2023, at noon. Tours will be available immediately following the ceremony.

Event will encourage Veterans and survivors to apply for new health care and benefits under the PACT Act.

The Maplewood VA Clinic will have a ribbon cutting ceremony at its new location: 3100 Kennard Street, Kennard Professional Building, Suite 100, Maplewood, MN. The ceremony will be held February 10, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.

The Lyle C. Pearson (Mankato) Community Based Outpatient Clinic will have a ribbon cutting ceremony at its new location: 1400 Madison Avenue, Suite 502, Mankato, MN. The ceremony will be held February 3, 2023, at 1:00 p.m.

The St. James VA Clinic will have a ribbon cutting ceremony at its new location: 1103 13th Avenue South, St. James, MN. The ceremony will be held February 3, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.

A large VA clinical trial found that the blood pressure drug chlorthalidone (CTD) was not superior to hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) for the prevention of cardiovascular disease or non-cancer death.

The Department of Veterans Affairs top priority as an organization right now is to hire employees to take care of our nations Veterans.

Today, the Minneapolis VA Health Care System (VAHCS) is implementing COVID-19 Health Protection Levels as part VA’s consistent, nationwide approach for Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities to adjust COVID-19 safety protocols locally as needed.