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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Carla K. Johnson

Veterans Affairs deems more than 130 occupations ineligible for Trump's deferred resignation plan

Trump Veterans Affairs Nurses - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Most nurses, doctors and other staff caring for military veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs are not eligible for the Trump administration's deferred resignation offer, according to an email sent Friday by VA leadership to staff.

Nurses had been among those who received the original offer, but their unions had discouraged them from accepting, saying an exodus would directly and immediately affect the care of its 9.1 million enrolled veterans.

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