The War Horse
Nonprofit newsroom · Founder Thomas J. Brennan, Marine veteran
Original, newsroom-standard reporting on military and veteran life — including the care side, where almost nobody else reports. Its investigation into VA therapy practices helped trigger a federal oversight probe in 2026.
Why we carry them. The one outlet doing original reporting on the care side of this fight. When The War Horse documents it, it arrives pre-verified.
Start here — their essential work
- War Horse Report Spurs VA Inspector General Probe into Veterans’ Therapy (2026-09-02) — Its reporting on VA therapy session limits helped trigger a VA Inspector General probe; the OIG’s August 2026 report faulted how caseload metrics pressure therapists.
- Veterans’ mental health is being capped, VA therapists say — The original investigation: VA therapists say management metrics are quietly capping how much therapy veterans receive.
- Veterans say they struggle with mental health when VA ends therapy (2025-12-11) — Follow-up with veterans cut off mid-treatment, plus facility policies obtained through FOIA that capped sessions at 8, 15, or 24.
- List of Mental Health Care Resources for Veterans (2025-12-11) — A standing resource list for veterans who need mental-health care outside or alongside the VA.
- VA sent warning letters to veteran disability benefit companies (2025-12-02) — A War Horse and NPR FOIA investigation found VA sent more than 40 warning letters to claims-consulting companies over a decade, and most of the warned companies kept operating.
- For-profit firm spends millions to maintain stake in VA benefits claims (2025-04-18) — Veterans Guardian spent $2.3 million lobbying to protect its fee-based claims business, which has charged some veterans fees over $20,000.
- Congress advances bill for firms to charge veterans for VA help (2025-06-12) — The CHOICE for Veterans Act would let companies charge veterans up to $12,500 for claims help that accredited representatives provide free.
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