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  • June 12, 2024

    Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced that eligible Veterans, active-duty Service members, and surviving spouses who use the VA-guaranteed home loan benefit can pay for certain real estate buyer-broker fees when purchasing a home.

  • May 29, 2024

    Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that Veterans no longer need to pay copays for their first three outpatient mental health care and substance use disorder visits of each calendar year through 2027

  • May 28, 2024

    Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced that Veteran trust in VA has reached an all-time high of 80.4% — up from 55% when the survey began in 2016.

  • May 28, 2024

    Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced improved wait times for new patient appointments in primary care and mental health care across the VA health care system.

  • May 6, 2024

    The Wilmington VA in collaboration with the Delaware Office of Veteran Services (OVS) and the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMAVA) is hosting a Women Veterans Health Summit.

  • April 29, 2024

    Today, as a part of the Biden Cancer Moonshot, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced an expansion of its Close to Me cancer care program.

  • April 25, 2024

    Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs posted a final rule amending its regulations regarding character of discharge determinations, expanding access to VA care and benefits for some former service members discharged under other than honorable conditions or by special court-martial.

  • April 25, 2024

    On Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Wilmington VA and the Drug Enforcement Administration will host DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at the Wilmington VA Medical Center’s main primary care entrance.

  • April 17, 2024

    Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that Veteran trust in VA outpatient care has increased to 91.8%— up from 85.6% in 2018 (the first year since VA began conducting this survey).Veteran trust has increased during each of the past six years.

  • April 12, 2024

    The Wilmington VA Medical Center will be hosting a Veteran Town Hall in Cape May County, NJ at American Legion Post 184 on May 9. VA leadership will speak on VA updates and be available to answer questions.