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The reasons are as individual as our members. Some join for the fellowship at our more than 1,200 local chapters. Some for the inspiring national events. Others for opportunities to serve their fellow veterans and their families. And many join to continue the fight to support the rights and benefits of all veterans. DAV understands the needs of veterans because we are veterans—1 million strong. We invite you to join our cause.
Safe travels to all the DAV members traveling from across the country to our nation's capital! 🏛️ The 2026 DAV Mid-Winter Conference is a cornerstone of our advocacy work. By bringing members directly to lawmakers, we turn our collective experience into powerful change. We’re ready to make our voices heard on behalf of all who served. Stay tuned for more coverage next week! #DAVMidwinter26 #veterans #DAV
We want to give a big thank you to our sponsor, Veteran Debt Assistance (VDA), for supporting our Patriot Boot Camp networking event. It was an evening full of networking, comradery, and collaboration for our veteran entrepreneurs. We’re so grateful to be able to celebrate together and we appreciate the generous support of sponsors! Thank you, VDA!
We’re thrilled to see DAV member Maria Luque advocating for women’s menopause health on The Drew Barrymore Show. Maria was featured in DAV’s special report “Women Veterans: The Journey to Mental Wellness,” in which she helped highlight the unique mental health challenges women veterans can face in perimenopause and menopause.
Maria and Academy Award winning actress Halle Berry—who founded menopause health company rē•spin shared some of their insight in a recent DAV Magazine story. Read it here ➡️ dav.la/3NaqGzr.
DAV is extremely disappointed and alarmed by VA’s decision to issue an Interim Final Rule today that could potentially reduce disability compensation for millions of disabled veterans. The new regulation would allow VA to reduce disability compensation ratings for veterans who take medications to control their conditions or reduce their symptoms.
The rule—which disregards clear decisions from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Jones v. Shinseki, 26 Vet. App. 56 (2012) & Ingram v. Collins, 38 Vet. App. 130 (2025)—was developed and issued in a closed and unnecessarily expedited process that effectively shut out veterans from providing any meaningful input.
It is unclear if and how VA is implementing this dramatic change and how it will impact the more than 6 million veterans currently receiving disability compensation, most of whom are taking at least one medication.
