The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA") recently released a press release stating that it intended to extend debt relief to veterans impacted by COVID-19 to the end of 2020 by suspending certain debt collection actions:

“VA is suspending all actions on Veteran debts under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Treasury Department. This includes the suspension of collection action or extending repayment terms on preexisting VA debts, whichever the Veteran prefers.”

Read the press release here.