Lawmakers pass emergency funding to extend Choice Program, strengthen VA
The Veterans Access, Choice and Accountability Act of 2014—commonly referred to as the Choice Act—was passed as a temporary solution to the veterans health care access cris...
Pushing toward victories on the horizon
Thanks to everyone who made it to the 96th annual DAV National Convention in New Orleans. With a number of crucial veterans’ issues being front and center on Capitol Hill t...
Statement from DAV Washington Executive Director Garry Augustine on passage of the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017
For far too long, veterans have faced unnecessary and unacceptable delays within the current VA disability appeals system, on average taking between three to five years—som...
DAV Applauds Senate Approval of Bipartisan Legislation to Extend Choice Funding and Expand Access to VA Health Care
Statement of Garry J. Augustine, DAV Washington Executive Director On behalf of DAV’s nearly 1.3 million members and all injured and ill veterans who rely on VA for their h...
DAV calls for adequate funding of The Department of Veterans Affairs
In February, the Independent Budget—a coalition comprised of DAV, Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) and Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)—released The Independent Budget Age...
VA Secretary Dr. David J. Shulkin speaks at annual disabled veteran convention
Leading veterans’ service organization holds national convention to discuss critical issues facing the veteran community WASHINGTON—DAV (Disabled American Veterans) held th...
House votes in favor of appeals modernization
Draft bill will allow veterans’ appeals processes be more fair, timely and accurate; now it needs to pass in the Senate Over the past six years, DAV and other veterans’ [&h...
Veterans leaders see House rejection of flawed Choice Funding Extension Bill as opportunity to reach bipartisan, bicameral compromise to ensure uninterrupted care for veterans
Joint Statement from AMVETS, DAV (Disabled American Veterans), Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), Military Or...
Leading Veterans Organizations Call on Members of Congress to Defeat Unacceptable Choice Funding Legislation
Urge House to Work with Senate to Reach a Bipartisan, Bicameral Agreement Joint Statement from AMVETS, DAV (Disabled American Veterans), Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Assoc...

DAV addresses concerns over president’s budget proposal
In late May, the White House released the president’s budget proposal for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for fiscal year 2018 and advance appropriations for fiscal...