VA Disability Blog
A push to have lawmakers finalize bills before the start of summer break
In a time crunch lawmakers return to Capitol Hill in hopes to review and advance critical defense bills before the end...
A change is being made to start holding employees in the VA accountable
Chairman Jeff Miller introduced the VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016. The main focus of...
Nationwide Research is now being conducted for Agent Orange
The US. Department of Veterans Affairs is conducting a nationwide survey for veterans and their families who were...
Discussions regarding the 2017 VA fiscal budget and the Zika Virus
VA 2017 fiscal budget is at a hold up waiting on the determination if they are going to increase funding to find a...
The push to add the option of medical marijuana
A group of lawmakers are asking the House and Senate to restore the request to have Veterans Affairs doctors be able...
Veterans seeking remedy under “Don’t Ask” Policy
Roughly 8% of the veterans who were expelled due to sexual orientation have sought out revisions of their discharge....
Messages go unanswered by the Veterans Crisis Line
Almost 30% of the text messages sent to the Veterans Crisis Line go unanswered. This was discovered after a study done...
Audit of Incarcerated Veterans
An audit was done of C&P benefits for those veterans who have been incarcerated in a Federal penitentiary...
VA denies bill created to help veterans exposed to mustard gas
During World War II roughly 60,000 service members were exposed to mustard gas under classified testing. This testing...
Research to help Gulf war illness victims
Military Times- Gulf war illnesses have always been categorized as a multi-symptom disorder. The beginnings of which...
The new Agent Orange
Agent Orange awareness has started to grow over the last few years, assisting those veterans who have been affected...
A new policy to help those suffering from PTSD get the help they need
Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, spoke about a new policy that is going to be put in place for current Navy and...
Finding a life long companion for our veterans
Like most pet owners Emmanuel Bernadin loves his dog unconditionally but this relationship does not stop there. Bronze...
Brain study reviles scaring after exposure to explosions
A new brain study has found that survivors of explosions have started to develop specific scar tissue. It appears this...
Genetic markers linked to PTSD
The San Diego Union Tribune- A scientist in San Diego recently discovered that certain genes make some people prone to...
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