DAV legislation: Priorities and victories
PACT Act signed into law
The Honoring our PACT Act is the biggest toxic exposure veterans bill to ever be considered Veterans exposed to harmful substances will find it easier to receive their earn...
Here’s what’s inside the largest veterans toxic exposure bill ever
Veterans exposed to harmful substances will find it easier to receive their earned benefits now that the largest and most comprehensive toxic exposure legislation ever is n...
DAV statement on Senate passage of the Honoring our PACT Act
DAV is ecstatic and grateful at the news of the Senate passage of the Honoring our PACT Act, which will provide millions of veterans who were exposed to burn pits, […]
DAV statement on Senate blockage of Honoring our PACT Act
DAV is extremely disappointed in the outcome of yesterday’s Senate cloture vote on the Honoring our PACT Act, which already passed 84-14 out of the same body just last mont...
More Access to Veterans Dental Clinics
Just 15% of the more than 9 million veterans enrolled in Department of Veterans Affairs health care are eligible for dental benefits. However, the number of veterans actual...
Veterans organizations comment on halt to VA’s Asset and Infrastructure Review process
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Independent Budget Veterans Service Organizations (IBVSOs)—DAV (Disabled American Veterans), Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), and VFW (Veterans ...
New VA app designed to help MST survivors
The Department of Veterans Affairs recently launched a free mobile app to help veterans heal from the effects of military sexual trauma (MST). The VA’s National Center for ...
Veteran caregiver: Learn VA resources and plan early
Maria Holloway has been married to Harold, a Navy veteran of Vietnam, for 52 years. But it’s only recently that she, the past DAV Auxiliary Department of Florida commander,...
DAV advocates return to Washington to drive veterans legislation
From a ballroom in Arlington, Virginia, a crowd of DAV members watched National Commander Andy Marshall address a joint session of the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Co...