The army now awards Purple Hearts for perforated eardrums.

The army now awards Purple Hearts for perforated eardrums.

A change to Army regulations now grants the Purple Heart to active-duty personnel and veterans who sustained a perforated eardrum while serving in combat. The military's oldest honor, given to people who sustain a combat-related injury while serving their country, previously did not recognize a perforated eardrum as a qualifying disability.

Veteran patient beaten and kicked by VA employee on camera.

Veteran patient beaten and kicked by VA employee on camera.

According to a security video released by the Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday, a person who was allegedly an employee of the agency assaulted a 73-year-old Vietnam War veteran at the Fort McPherson, Georgia, clinic by choking him, throwing him to the ground, stomping on him, and kicking him in the head.