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Bills to Help Vets Readjust Approved
The House Veterans’ Affairs Economic Opportunity Subcommittee led by Chairwoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin approved nine bills that would help veterans and members of the Armed Forces upon their return from military deployment.VA Launches Expansion in Health Facilities
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake today announced plans to create 44 new community-based outpatient clinics to bring the world-class health care of the Department of Veterans Affairs closer to home for veterans in 21 states.Policy Aims to Prevent Loss of Leave
Servicemembers expecting to lose annual leave on Sept. 30 due to caps on carryover leave will be the first to benefit from a new policy that allows them to keep more annual leave, earn or hold on to certain special leave categories, and in some cases, sell back accrued leave.‘Hire A Hero’ Launches Campaign to Thank Troops
The goal of a troop-support group’s new Web-based campaign is simple: tell the troops “thank you” a million times over, starting today. Hire A Hero, which works to connect military job seekers and military-friendly employers, has created the “One Million Thank Yous” campaign to do just that.DoD Launches New Video to Encourage Help-Seeking
A Different Kind of Courage: Safeguarding and Enhancing Your Psychological Health is a new educational video depicting how service members and their families may be affected by combat and deployment stress.WH Freezing Cuts in Medicare, TRICARE Fees
The Bush administration said Monday it is freezing a scheduled 10 percent fee cut for doctors who treat Medicare patients, giving Congress time to act to prevent the cuts when lawmakers return from a July 4 recess.Vets Still Lack Timely Health Care
Life has been anything but easy for thousands of U.S. soldiers who have returned home from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.Senate Allows Cuts in TRICARE Doctor Payments
A scheduled cut in payments to doctors who treat Medicare patients remains in place. That's because the Senate has narrowly failed to approve a House bill that would have kept reimbursement rates steady.Committee Approves Vet Benefits Legislation
Today the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs approved comprehensive legislation to improve health care and benefits for returning servicemembers and veterans from previous eras.New 'Lemon Law' Benefits Military Members
On January 1, an amendment to the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act took effect. The act, also known as the “Lemon Law,” was changed so that it now protects all military personnel stationed in California.Group Helps Family Members Schooling
Military family members looking to further their education have a friend in a support organization called Thanks USA.Dems Propose Taxes for New VA Benefits
House Democrats are proposing a tax surcharge on millionaires to pay for a big increase in education benefits for veterans of the war in Iraq, lawmakers said May 13.Number of Disabled Vets Rising Fast
Increasing numbers of U.S. troops have left the military with damaged bodies and minds, an ever-larger pool of disabled veterans that will cost the nation billions for decades to come - even as the total population of America's vets shrinks.VA Helps Vets Turn Military Experience to Work Place Success
The Department of Veterans Affairs and corporate America are working together to provide veterans with the skills they'll need to rejoin the civilian workforce, enhancing the Department's traditional programs that help transitioning service members.Four Names Added to Vietnam Veterans Memorial
The names of four U.S. servicemembers who died years after they were wounded during the Vietnam War are being added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial this week.
DoD Suicide Prevention Legislation
With new reports showing a steady rise in U.S. Army suicides among its active-duty personnel since the invasion of Iraq, Senator Jim Webb introduced a bill that would direct the Department of Defense to enhance its suicide-prevention programs.Program Serves Severely Disabled Combat Vets
Bolstering its commitment to improve services to those seriously injured in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Department of Veterans Affairs and its federal partners have marked a milestone with establishment of a promised new office and deployment of workers to key military treatment facilities.Vets Class Action Lawsuit Await Verdict against VA
A class-action trial brought on behalf of the 1.7 million U.S. veterans is drawing toward its close, with lawyers delivering closing arguments at the Federal Building in downtown San Francisco.Committee Chairman Accuses VA of Cover-up
House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Bob Filner accused the Department of Veterans Affairs Tuesday of criminal negligence in the handling of data about the number of veterans who have committed suicide.House Bill to Limit US Reconstruction Money
A House bill to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan this year would press Baghdad to match every dollar the US spends on major reconstruction projects, as well as training and equipping its security forces, according to Democratic aides.Most Popular
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