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Congress approves bill giving federal support to veterans treatment courts
A bill that would help give a second chance to veterans who’ve committed nonviolent crimes has moved to the...
Severely Disabled Veterans Will Soon Be Eligible for Bigger Adaptive Housing Grants
Congress on Monday approved legislation that raises the amount of money awarded to severely injured veterans to make...
Gulf War Veterans at Risk of Gulf War Illness Years Later About the GWI Study
Chronic multi-symptom illness/Gulf War illness (CMI/GWI) is the defining illness of the Gulf War. However, there are...
Bladder Cancer
What is Bladder Cancer? The bladder is a hollow, flexible pouch in the pelvis. Its main job is to store urine before...
Military Members, Veterans and their families can save thousands each year with these amazing benefits and discounts!
Military-deals.com has compiled a list with the most liked and sought-after benefits and discounts – some offer big...
Lawmakers Try to Expand List of Diseases Eligible for Agent Orange Benefits
Proposed amendments to the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act would add three diseases to the Department...
Extraschedular v. Schedular Ratings
The VA relies on the VA Schedule for Rating Disabilities (VASRD) to rate veterans for their service-connected...
Veterans compensation and pension exams ramp up even as coronavirus cases rise
Even as coronavirus cases surge around the country, Veterans Affairs officials are dramatically...
Senators introduce bill to expand VA benefits for thousands of ‘forgotten’ Vietnam veterans
Two Senators introduced bipartisan legislation in Congress this week aimed at expanding Department of Veterans Affairs...
Veterans Exposed to Depleted Uranium Eligible for VA Benefits
The U.S. military used depleted uranium to create armor-piercing bullets and armor plating on Abrams tanks to protect...
Post 9/11 Veterans and ALS Prevalence
In October 2019, the journal of Military Medicine published a study titled “Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis among...
What are Effective Dates of VA Disability Claims and Why Do They Matter?
The effective date for a VA disability claim is the date that a benefit becomes effective and is used by the VA to...
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) & Your VA Rating
What is Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis? Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a...
Vets who lost jobs due to coronavirus could be eligible for new job training
A new bipartisan congressional plan would create a rapid retraining program for veterans who lost their...
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and Exposure to Agent Blue
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is a base located near Tucson, Arizona. The base is home to the aircraft boneyard where...
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