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There’s a bill to bulk up VA mental health services
…use Vet Centers—community-based mental health and counseling facilities operated by the VA—to include student veterans using VA educational benefits, such as the G.I. Bill. The bipartisan legislation, which was approved…
More Access to Veterans Dental Clinics
…dental care is much lower—about 463,000—according to senators supporting legislation that would significantly increase access. The Veterans Dental Care Eligibility Expansion and Enhancement Act of 2021 (S. 3017) would remove…
K2 military base toxic exposure veterans disability benefits
…critical policy goals in 2023. We won’t stop beating that drum,” Liermann said. “We will seek legislation that concedes K2 exposures, orders studies on those exposures and establishes presumptive diseases….
This bill would save expiring VA Vet Tec program
…transition from the battlefield to the workforce,” said Rep. Juan Ciscomani of Arizona, who introduced the legislation with Rep. Ro Khanna of California. “Not only does it create highly skilled…
2023-2024 Candidates for National Office
…Chapter 11 in Wilmington, North Carolina. He previously served as a trustee for the Department of North Carolina. He served for seven years on the National Interim Legislation Committee, and…
What if the Veterans Health Administration Goes Away?
…government in 2018 but remains a vocal advocate for VA health care while also endorsing the MISSION Act, legislation that established the VA’s community care program and veterans’ right to…
DAV Urges Passage of Atomic Veterans Benefits Bill
…Orange or burn pits, these “atomic veterans” must prove their exposure before receiving their earned Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits. One piece of DAV-championed legislation would lift that unjust…
VA Toxic Exposure Screenings hit 3 Million Veterans
…to face it alone.” DAV has been a leader in advocating for toxic-exposure legislation and was the first veterans charity to bring the issue of burn pits to the media’s…
What’s inside the Veterans Exposed to Toxic PFAS Act
…DAV is pushing for legislation to be introduced expanding VA benefits to these veterans who have a 500% greater chance of developing certain cancers due to their toxic exposure. Follow…
DAV assists ill ‘atomic veteran’ with benefits for nuclear fallout
…he added. For more information DAV supports, H.R. 4566, federal legislation that would remove the undue burden from atomic veterans to prove their exposure when seeking VA benefits and…
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