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Dana Whitlock

Veterans Affairs Reporter

Dana Whitlock covers veterans affairs for Pentagon Times: VA and DoD benefits, eligibility gates and transition. She writes about rules and money precisely, from published guidance with dates.

Articles by Dana Whitlock

A bright VA clinic waiting area in off-white and navy, a veteran and a nurse talking quietly by a window.

Veterans

PACT Act Implementation Explained: Presumptions, Screenings, and Claim Records

Dana Whitlock

A service member in civilian clothes unlocks the door of a duplex near base at dusk, moving boxes stacked on the porch behind a small American flag.

Veterans

BAH Explained: How Military Housing Allowances Are Set and Overseen

Dana Whitlock

Morning light crosses a quiet campus walkway where a veteran in a backpack checks his class schedule outside a brick administration hall.

Veterans

How VA Education Benefits Actually Work: GI Bill Rules, Rates, and Eligibility Explained

Dana Whitlock

Veterans

VA Disability Claims Process Meets a $488.2 Billion Fiscal 2027 Budget Request

Dana Whitlock