VA Hit on Planned Disability Rules Changes
Military.com – Some of the country’s leading veterans service organizations have rejected changes proposed by the Department of Veterans Affairs that might create disparities between [...]
Resolutions for Veterans
National Review – The year 2013 saw the backlog of pending disability claims explode to nearly 1 million before slowly coming down after temporary measures were imposed on the department. [...]
To Younger Vets, Pension Cuts Break a Promise
Stars and Stripes – The cut is small — a one-percentage-point reduction in the annual cost-of-living increase — but it has provoked outrage among veterans who argue that the country is [...]
Veterans Can Find Free Help for Filing Claims
The Sacramento Bee – The California Department of Veterans Affairs (CalVet), county Veterans Service Offices, and CalVet-certified veterans service organizations provide benefits claims [...]
Veterans’ Corner: New VA Regs Designed to Help Vets with TBI
Weatherford Democrat – New regulations developed recently by the Department of Veterans Affairs will allow veterans with severe traumatic brain injury and diagnosed with any of five other [...]
Vets Warned of Scams Targeting Their Benefits
Great Falls Tribune – One scam targeting veterans has mostly been quashed in Montana, but another is picking up steam. Read More >
Senate Bill Aims to Help Vets Exposed to Agent Orange
The Hill – Maine Sens. Susan Collins (R) and Angus King (I) said Thursday that they’d introduce a bill aimed at helping Maine veterans who have been exposed to the herbicide Agent Orange [...]
Lawmakers, Veterans Groups Push to Restore Military Benefits
FoxNews.com – Lawmakers and veterans groups are stepping up efforts to fight cuts to benefits for military retirees under the bipartisan budget agreement passed by Congress before the [...]
Connecticut Veterans Commissioner Leaves Big Shoes to Fill
WNPR – Governor Dannel Malloy’s office is searching for a new Commissioner for the Connecticut Department of Veterans’ Affairs. The woman who has held the job, Linda Schwartz, will be [...]
In Reaching Budget Deal, Congress Turns its Back on Those Who Have Served
The Huffington Post – When Congress returns from its holiday vacation in 2014, following an historic unproductive session, waiting for them should be a thunderous voice demanding results, [...]