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Focusing on caregivers
…ensure critical legislation affecting veterans and their families moves forward. Something very important to me, and to many who care for veterans, is the Veterans First Act (S.2921). This bill…
Focus on future
…focus on,” said Ilem. “Thanks to DAV members’ continued involvement and support, the Senate is set to hold a hearing on legislation to expand caregiver support, and several bills aimed…
Funding shortages threaten MIA recovery missions, closure for families
…former POWs. At the 2015 DAV National Convention in Denver, assembled members unanimously voted to pass a resolution urging Congress to enact legislation that would increase recognized presumptive illnesses for…
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 eligibility for the…
Veterans leaders see House rejection of flawed Choice Funding Extension Bill as opportunity to reach bipartisan, bicameral compromise to ensure uninterrupted care for veterans
…those who served and rejected S. 114, flawed Choice funding extension legislation that had little chance of being approved by the Senate. With tonight’s vote result, there is now a…
Statement from DAV Washington Executive Director Garry Augustine on passage of the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017
…believe the law enacted today will help minimize the frustration and undue burdens that veterans and their families experience when caught in a lengthy appeals process. This critical legislation will…
Pushing toward victories on the horizon
…year we successfully rallied our grass roots to block harmful budget proposals to cut disability compensation as well as getting Congress to enact legislation that will modernize and reform the…
Forever GI Bill Expands Educational Benefits to More Veterans
Recipients of the Post-9/11 GI Bill—Chapter 33—currently have a 15-year time frame in which to use their benefits. Legislation to eliminate the current limit on using those benefits, and to…
Senate bill would expand life-changing caregiver benefits to veterans of all eras
If enacted, recently introduced Senate legislation would strengthen and reform the Department of Veteran’s Affairs health care system and create a new integrated community care program. Sponsored by Senate Veterans’…
Surviving and thriving
…on DAV’s Legislation and Veterans Rights Committee and acts as the Benefits Protection Team leader in his home state. “I think the health scare just made me more determined to…
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