A bipartisan defense bill moving through Congress includes benefits that thousands of military families have been waiting for.

WASHINGTON -- Some survivors of military retirees have a rude awakening when they turn 62 and find their income from a Defense Department pension plan slashed.

The Social Security Administration provides benefits that can help the families of military service members. For example, widows, widowers, and their dependent children may be eligible for Social ...

That was Coronado resident Kathy Soliozy Prout’s reaction to a Congressional action that means military widows may soon get the benefits which she and many others insist they deserve.

The Department of Veterans Affairs office that handles benefits for widows, widowers and dependents of deceased veterans will shift from the VA's benefits administration to the secretary's office ...

The widow of an Air Force missileer who died of non-Hodgkin lymphoma has finally secured Department of Veterans Affairs benefits connected to her late husband's passing.