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The Department of Veterans Affairs partnered with the First Army at Camp Shelby, Miss., to launch a streamlined version of its online application for VA health benefits (VA Form 1010EZ) for Servicemembers returning from deployment.
February 9th, 2012 | Posted in Benefits,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

The Department of Veterans Affairs guaranteed almost 360,000 loans in FY11, a 14-percent jump from FY10. Since FY07, when the VA backed just over 133,000 mortgages, the number of these flexible, government-backed loans has soared an astounding 168 percent.
February 3rd, 2012 | Posted in Benefits,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

The Department of Veterans Affairs partnered with the First Army at Camp Shelby, Miss., to launch a streamlined version of its online application for VA health benefits (VA Form 1010EZ) for Servicemembers returning from deployment.
February 3rd, 2012 | Posted in Benefits,Regional,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

Since World War I, more than 142,000 Americans, including 85 women, have been captured and interned as POWs (not included in this figure are nearly 93,000 Americans who were lost or never recovered).
February 3rd, 2012 | Posted in Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

In support of VA’s Universal Health Care Services Plan to redesign health care delivery, San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) has implemented Patient Aligned Care Teams (PACT).
January 31st, 2012 | Posted in Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

“My ex-wife didn’t serve in Vietnam, I did. She wasn’t forced to killed people, I was. She wasn’t the one severely wounded, I was.
January 28th, 2012 | Posted in Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

The National Veterans Small Business Conference, the government’s premier event for Veteran-owned small businesses, is coming to Detroit’s Cobo Center June 25-29, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced today.
January 25th, 2012 | Posted in Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

HUD now says a 101-year-old Detroit woman it promised could move back into her foreclosed home four months ago can’t return to her home because the building’s unsanitary and unsafe.
January 23rd, 2012 | Posted in Top 10,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

More than 2,200 veterans had their personal information accidentally posted on the genealogy website Ancestry.com last year, a move that could potentially expose them to identify theft crimes.
January 23rd, 2012 | Posted in Top 10,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

The Department of Veterans Affairs is offering free credit monitoring to more than 2,200 Veterans whose personal information, including social security numbers, was posted on Ancestry.com following the mistaken release of data through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
January 22nd, 2012 | Posted in Benefits,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, thanked wounded warriors and their families for their service and sacrifice during a visit to the Warrior Hope and Care Center here yesterday.
January 21st, 2012 | Posted in Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

In a December 5, 2011 mass email to several grassroots veteran’s organizations, Las Vegas Attorney, Marshal Willick declares anyone or organization that supports absolute protection of veteran’s disability compensation from being used in a divorce as “income” and divided with a former spouse are Wacko-Jobs.
January 16th, 2012 | Posted in Editors Picks,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

Sometimes it hits really close to home and reaffirms a commitment to the mission of serving others, and for Hampton VA Medical Center (VAMC) nursing educator Debra Frondelli, her own personal experience feeds her passion of helping Veterans.
January 13th, 2012 | Posted in Benefits,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

A Department of Veterans Affairs job fair set for Jan. 18 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center here offers mid-Atlantic veterans an unusual opportunity, a senior Defense Department official said today.
January 13th, 2012 | Posted in Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

Many Veterans return to civilian life having experienced traumatic events. Researchers recently discovered these experiences actually produce changes in the brain.
January 12th, 2012 | Posted in Benefits,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today a change in regulations regarding payments for emergency care provided to eligible Veterans in non-VA facilities.
January 12th, 2012 | Posted in Benefits,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

Registration is open for the 32nd National Veterans Wheelchair Games, the largest annual wheelchair sports event in the world.
January 11th, 2012 | Posted in Regional,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

Some Veterans covered under the Veterans Group Life Insurance program (VGLI) now have the opportunity to increase their coverage to the current maximum coverage under the Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) program.
January 11th, 2012 | Posted in Benefits,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

As the Pentagon scales back amid looming budget cuts, it envisions a smaller, more flexible and technologically advanced force.
January 10th, 2012 | Posted in Top 10,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

The Veterans Justice Outreach Program (VJO) is a VA based initiative focused on partnering with local law enforcement, jails and courts to assist eligible veterans access the treatment they need.
January 5th, 2012 | Posted in Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

The act of being able to wake up in a warm bed, next to your spouse and then go to work is considered by some people to be ordinary, but not for Veteran Mark Galloway.
January 5th, 2012 | Posted in Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

Seldom do we hear stories of people who give. We always hear stories about people who take. Meet the good Sheppard and learn something.
January 5th, 2012 | Posted in Top 10,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

The numbers are startling. The VA estimates that 107,000veterans are homeless on any given night. Approximately twice that many will experience homelessness in the course of a year’s time.
January 4th, 2012 | Posted in Benefits,Coping,Medical Disability Benefits,PTSD,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

The Department of Veterans Affairs today deployed 20 additional Mobile Vet Centers from the production facility of Farber Specialty Vehicles to increase access to readjustment counseling services for Veterans and their families in rural and underserved communities across the country.
January 4th, 2012 | Posted in Benefits,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

VA’s GI Bill page can help you apply for education benefits, answer frequently asked questions, and even help you decide on the best school that suits your needs. Also, keep up to date with the Post-9/11 GI Bill Facebook page.
December 29th, 2011 | Posted in Top 10,Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today that all of its 152 medical centers are now actively represented on Facebook, the world’s largest social networking site.
December 21st, 2011 | Posted in Vet News,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

There’s more to the movie “We Were Soldiers Once”
December 21st, 2011 | Posted in Heroes,Military,Veterans Affairs,Vietnam War | Read More »

Every day at the homeless veterans shelter in Boston at ten in the morning there was a huge influx of vets.
December 20th, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,Regional,Top 10,VA Home Loans,Vet News,Veteran Service Organizations,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

The untold stories behind Mel Gibson’s movie, The Were Soldiers Once.
December 19th, 2011 | Posted in Heroes,Military,Veterans Affairs | Read More »

Almost 20 years ago I met a combat Vietnam Veteran named Robert Van Keuren and his partner in crime Dr. Jon Nachison both advocates like me doing work for homeless veterans in San Diego.
December 19th, 2011 | Posted in Benefits,Regional,Top 10,VA Home Loans,Vet News,Veteran Service Organizations,Veterans Affairs | Read More »