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Blue Water Navy veterans are now entitled to a presumption of service connection for conditions related to Agent Orange exposure. This extension of the presumption is a result of Public Law...
DATE: Aug. 16, 2019 | COLUMN: Serving Veterans
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a decade-old ruling that potentially paves the way for the return of earned disability benefits for so-called Blue Water Navy veterans...
DATE: April 5, 2019 | COLUMN: Serving Veterans
It’s a brand new year, so start it out right by paying a visit to your local Veterans Service Office to find out what VA benefits you may qualify for. Below is a brief description of some of the...
DATE: Jan. 4, 2019 | COLUMN: Serving Veterans
Project Healing Waters Fly Fishing strives to effectively serve past and present members of the armed forces who have made great sacrifices in the service of the nation. The mission of PHWFF is to...
DATE: Dec. 14, 2018 | COLUMN: Serving Veterans
The National Cemetery Scheduling Office in St. Louis began accepting burial applications for deceased eligible veterans and their spouses on Sept.26 for Pikes Peak National Cemetery in Colorado...
DATE: Oct. 19, 2018 | COLUMN: Serving Veterans
“Stand down” is a military term that was used when soldiers returned from combat and needed a safe place to recover and regroup before heading back into battle. They were provided warm meals,...
DATE: Sept. 28, 2018 | COLUMN: Serving Veterans
From the 1950s through the 1980s, people serving or living at the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, were potentially exposed to drinking water contaminated with industrial...
DATE: June 22, 2018 | COLUMN: Serving Veterans
The Durango VA Contracted Community Based Outpatient Clinic has a highly knowledgeable staff available to serve all primary health care needs and has the capacity for more veterans to receive free...
DATE: June 1, 2018 | COLUMN: Serving Veterans
Readjustment counseling is a wide range of services provided to combat veterans in an effort to assist them in making a satisfying transition from military to civilian life. Services include...
DATE: May 4, 2018 | COLUMN: Serving Veterans
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Digital Service announced their launch of an improved Appeals Status tool to increase transparency and enable Veterans to track the progress of...
DATE: April 6, 2018 | COLUMN: Serving Veterans
In November, Veterans Affairs launched Rapid Appeals Modernization Program, or RAMP, with the goal of providing eligible veterans with the earliest possible resolution of their disability...
DATE: Dec. 22, 2017 | COLUMN: Serving Veterans
The Veterans’ Complaint Hotline is now live. President Donald Trump’s campaign promise of enacting a veterans’ complaint hotline has officially launched. The phone number is (855) 948-2311. ...
DATE: Aug. 4, 2017 | COLUMN: Serving Veterans
