You’ll need a Certificate of Eligibility (COE) before you can get a VA-backed loan. This section shows how you can apply for one.
May 7th, 2012 | Posted in VA Home Loans,Vet News | Read More »
The problem of US military veterans falling into a life of crime after returning from Iraq and Afghanistan has reached such levels that a law enforcer in Georgia has opened what is believed to be America’s first county jail devoted to veteran inmates.
May 7th, 2012 | Posted in Vet News | Read More »
A Few Good Men, Too Many Chemicals is the result of a three year investigation by Tim King and Robert O’Dowd of Salem-News.com into the environmental contamination at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) El Toro, California, and Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.
May 4th, 2012 | Posted in Vet News | Read More »
Three Seattle-based Department of Veterans Affairs doctors received national recognition Wednesday for their research helping veterans” with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), amputations and Type 2 diabetes.
May 4th, 2012 | Posted in Top 10,Vet News | Read More »
Officials say the 1,900 new mental health staffers to be added in coming months will include the new specialists in an effort to broaden veterans’ care options.
May 3rd, 2012 | Posted in Top 10,Vet News | Read More »
On May 15th & 16th Operation Firing For Effect (OFFE) will be sponsoring a rally in Freedom Park in Las Vegas, Nevada.
May 2nd, 2012 | Posted in Of Interest,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
To expedite the processing of your appeals, please pay close attention to the appropriate boxes when submitting your request, especially when appealing escrows and credits.
May 2nd, 2012 | Posted in VA Home Loans,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
Michigan Senior Veterans have an experience attorney to assist them in claiming their non-service connected pension, otherwise known as the Aid & Attendance VA Benefit.
May 2nd, 2012 | Posted in Benefits,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
Veterans are becoming increasingly concerned about health and in organic foods. A common question that frequently comes up is, “Should I be eating all organic foods?
May 1st, 2012 | Posted in Top 10,Vet News | Read More »
The Veterans Administration issued an ‘Interim Rule’ in the procurement priority of Service Disabled Veterans Owned Business (SDVOSB), placing them behind the Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) and Ability One in small business set-asides.
May 1st, 2012 | Posted in Benefits,Vet News | Read More »
On April 27, the White House announced measures that will help curb the practices of some abusive schools, which target Veterans for their education benefits.
April 30th, 2012 | Posted in Top 10,Vet News | Read More »
The US Department of Veterans Affairs urges all veterans who are encountering problems making their mortgage payments to speak with their servicers as soon as possible to explore options to avoid foreclosure.
April 30th, 2012 | Posted in VA Home Loans,Vet News | Read More »
VA is hosting a free Veteran Hiring Fair in Detroit June 26-28. The event will coincide with the National Veterans Small Business Convention and offer career opportunities, workshops, and resume building.
April 27th, 2012 | Posted in Top 10,Vet News | Read More »
Make the Connection is a portal to the stories of Veterans who have overcome the challenges that can occur after the military. Hear stories like yours, or browse the resource page to help start down your own path toward recovery.
April 26th, 2012 | Posted in Benefits,Top 10,Vet News | Read More »
The Department of Veterans Affairs will host several events to commemorate Research Week April 23-27, highlighted by Dr. Arun A. Seraphin of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) speaking at a forum on Thursday, April 26.
April 26th, 2012 | Posted in Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
Last week, VA announced it would add 1,900 mental health staffers to its workforce. If you’re interested in serving through a job in VA’s health care system, we’re hiring.
April 25th, 2012 | Posted in Top 10,Vet News | Read More »
Seven citizen activists were arrested for calling for an end to drone warfare at Camp Williams/Volk Field in Wisconsin on Tuesday April 24.
April 24th, 2012 | Posted in Vet News | Read More »
Veterans Affairs will “host the National Veteran Small Business Conference and Expo in Detroit from June 26 to June 29″ at the Cobo Center.
April 23rd, 2012 | Posted in Top 10,Vet News | Read More »
Dow and Congress holding hearing on the Report on Carcinogens (RoC).
April 23rd, 2012 | Posted in Vet News | Read More »
Three members of Veterans For Peace — Russell Brown, John Amidon, and Elliott Adams — were among 33 peaceful protesters arrested on Sunday outside Hancock Air Field in New York State.
April 23rd, 2012 | Posted in Vet News | Read More »
Scott Camil, a veteran of the second-longest U.S. war in history, that on Vietnam, radically changed a discussion of the longest war in U.S. history, that on Afghanistan, on CNN on Sunday.
April 22nd, 2012 | Posted in Vet News | Read More »
Dow, one of the manufactures of Agent Orange, invited to Congressional hearing.
April 22nd, 2012 | Posted in Top 10,Vet News | Read More »
Brianna and Andrew Pavlak go grocery shopping on weeknights when there are fewer shoppers because Andrew, a National Guard veteran, gets nervous in crowds.
April 20th, 2012 | Posted in Benefits,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
Charlie Mitchell, a professor as well as a volunteer at The HONOR Center (providing Hope, Opportunities, Networking, Outreach and Recovery), located in Gainesville, Fla., teaches theater appreciation and improvisation for political and social change in addition to his work with Veterans.
April 20th, 2012 | Posted in Top 10,Vet News | Read More »
Get More Out of the VA Home Loan Process – FAQs & Rates Made Simple. Houston Chronicle The newest VA Mortgage Experts are spreading VA Home Loans out to Veterans across the nation and were recently licensed in another state, which is Sunny California.
April 19th, 2012 | Posted in Top 10,Vet News | Read More »
If so, VA Research would like to invite you to register and attend our national forum event on Thursday, April 26 in Washington, DC. This year’s theme is, Caring for Veterans through Discovery and Collaboration.
April 19th, 2012 | Posted in Benefits,Regional,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki today announced that the department would add approximately 1,600 mental health clinicians – to include nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, and social workers as well as nearly 300 support staff to its existing workforce of 20,590 mental health staff as part of an ongoing review of mental health operations.
April 19th, 2012 | Posted in Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
The Department of Veterans Affairs has selected the developer to build a new health care clinic in Gilbert, Ariz., on the northeast corner of South Val Vista Drive and Market Street.
April 18th, 2012 | Posted in Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
It’s National Volunteer Week, and VA is recognizing the invaluable contribution of volunteers across the country.
April 17th, 2012 | Posted in Top 10,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today the national deployment of claims transformation initiatives to 12 regional offices in the remaining months of fiscal year 2012 to improve benefits delivery to Veterans, families and their survivors.
April 16th, 2012 | Posted in Benefits,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »
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