Benefits Bill for ‘Blue Water’ Veterans Passes House and Goes to Senate
June 25th, 2018 – By a vote of 382 to 0, the House approved a bill that extends disability benefits for approximately 90,000...
New Rule Allows VA Healthcare Providers to Treat Veterans Across State Lines
June 2018 – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently announced that a new federal ruling provides VA doctors, nurses and other healthcare...
VA Announces Whole Health Flagship Sites
May 2018 – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs designated 18 facilities as VA Whole Health Flagship Sites. These facilities are located across...
90,000 Vietnam War ‘blue water veterans’ could be Eligible for New Benefits
WASHINGTON — During the Vietnam War, nearly 90,000 veterans who served in ships off the Vietnam coastline could become eligible for disability benefits...
An Injured Veteran, Wounded in Afghanistan, is the Recipient of the World’s First Full Male Genital Transplant, according to Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins Hospital stated on Monday that a military veteran who served and was injured in Afghanistan, is the worlds' first recipient of...
VA Looks to Veterans Advocates for Overhaul of Appeals Process
In an effort to gain buy-in from veterans’ advocacy groups before sending Congress any formal plan to streamline the appeals process for veterans’...
More Research Needed Regarding Agent Orange
It has been reported that the effects of Agent Orange, a toxic herbicide used during the Vietnam War, on veterans – and possibly...
Hepatitis C Drug Treatment Increased at VA
Thanks to increased funding from Congress and reduced drug prices, the VA will be able to provide expanded drug therapy at VA facilities...
