Category Archives: Veterans Services

Veterans’ Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA)

From DAV: On October 18, 2011, it was announced that there would be a 3.6% -->

Obama To Promote Ways For Veterans To Find Work

Associated Press by Ken Thomas: President Barack Obama is promoting new ways to help veterans -->

For Injured Veterans, Healing in Service to Others

New York Times Article by James Dao: While working with refugees and landmine survivors in -->

A Veteran Commits Suicide Every 80 Minutes

Center For A New American Security Study Reveals Startling Statistic.” by Ken Smith A veteran -->

VA Updates Information Sharing Rule with DOD

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011 | Posted by Veterans Today The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) -->

Agent Orange: Nehmer and its Progeny

In 1986 a class action suit was filed against the VA by veterans and their -->

Veterans’ Legislation Passed in Congress

Last week, on October 10, 2011, the House of Representatives passed five veterans bills, H.R. -->

Beyond The Battlefield: Unprepared For Wave Of Severely Wounded, Bureaucracy Still Catching Up

A decade of fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq has left thousands of young Americans suffering -->

VA CREATES WOMEN VETERANS CALL CENTER

Major Outreach Effort Launched The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has embarked on a major -->

VETERAN BORROWERS IN DELINQUENCY

Assistance To Veterans With Non-Va Guaranteed Home Loans For a veteran or service member who -->

POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD) APP HELPS THOUSANDS

The PTSD Coach smartphone application (app), launched in April by the Department of Veterans Affairs -->

VA PROCESSING HUNDREDS OF APPLICATIONS FOR NEW FAMILY CAREGIVER BENEFITS IN FIRST WEEK

In the first week for open applications, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has assisted -->

Combat Troops in Iraq Talk About PTSD

by Tim King (SALEM, Ore.) – Hundreds of thousands of American combat veterans are victims -->

Secretary Shinseki Announces an Additional $10.3 Million to Help Eliminate Veterans Homelessness

WASHINGTON – Eleven states will share more than $10.3 million in grants to community groups -->

Congressman Ackerman Urges VA to Speed Up, Improve Claims

According to an article written by Congressman Ackerman, Ackerman and NYC/Long Island Colleagues Call on -->

Agent Orange Update

The VA has just released an updated list of of U.S. Navy and Coast Guard -->

Illness Persists In 250,000 Gulf War Veterans

Gulf War Research Breakthrough: Better Diagnosis: Read the following article written by Ivanhoe Newswire: Gulf -->

Federal Appeals Court Backs Veterans’ Complaints on Mental Health Services

Federal Appeals Court Backs Veterans’ Complaints on Mental Health Services. Read the following New York -->

Avastin Injections at VA Causing Blindness

A VA medical center in Los Angeles has reported that five patients who were treated -->

Orange County Arts Council Seeks Veteran Artists, Poets, Essayists

As part of its fourth annual County Art Awards Celebration on Thursday, November 10th at -->

Vietnam Navy Veterans to Get Agent Orange Benefits

Last September, Sen. Daniel Akaka, D-Hawaii, then chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, asked -->