
America’s Unsung Heroes – Caregivers Report
Read the full report here I was severely injured in a land mine explosion while on a combat patrol in the Batangan Peninsula in South Vietnam. I spent 18 months recovering ...
Letter to the Joint Veterans’ Affairs Committee on IU Benefits
The Honorable Johnny Isakson, Chairman Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee 412 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-6375 The Honorable Jon Tester, Ran...

Open Letter to Every Member of the United States Senate and House of Representatives:
On behalf of the millions of veterans we represent, including their families and survivors, we write to urge you to enact legislation that would strengthen and expand eligi...
Legislative hearing
Last month, the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs held a hearing to discuss pending veteran health and benefits legislation, including several bills supported by DAV. DA...
Caregiver roundtable
In April, DAV Deputy National Legislative Director Adrian Atizado participated in a congressional roundtable discussion held by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Sub...
Appeals modernization legislation picking up momentum in Congress
On May 23, just weeks after DAV National Service Director Jim Marszalek appeared before Congress to call for passage of appeals modernization legislation, the House of Repr...
Leading Veterans Groups Respond to VA Budget for Fiscal Years 2018-19
Veterans Service Organizations concerned funding will fall short to meet veteran health care demands WASHINGTON, DC—Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Paralyzed Veterans of ...
Focus on future
Advocates converge in Washington to amplify legislative efforts With a new president, new Congress and new VA secretary sworn into their respective offices, and with the fu...
National Commander testifies before joint session of Congress
In February, DAV’s National Commander Dave Riley presented moving testimony before a joint session of the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees in Washington, D.C. ...
Putting ‘choice’ in context
What isn’t being said about veterans’ ‘choice’ After three years of crisis and controversy, decisions about how to strengthen and reform the Department of Veterans Affairs ...