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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2014 VA Kicks Off Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic More than 400 with Disabilities Skiing in Colorado WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)…Continue readingVA Kicks Off Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic

WASHINGTON – One year after the backlog of pending disability compensation claims peaked at over 611,000 in March 2013, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has reduced that number by…Continue readingDisability Claims Backlog Reduced by 44 Percent Since Peaking One Year Ago

Today, the White House honors 10 local Veteran industry leaders as “Women Veteran Leader Champions of Change,” and highlights their incredible contributions to our nation’s business, public and community service…Continue readingWomen Veteran Leaders Honored as “Champions of Change”

VA’s Victory Band at the Detroit medical center began to take shape a year and a half ago, out of the need for a particular type of therapy for Veterans…Continue readingDetroit VAMC’s Victory Band Makes Beautiful Music

WASHINGTON – Continuing the transformation of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) into a 21st century organization, the President has proposed a $163.9 billion budget, a 6.5 percent increase over…Continue readingCare and Benefits for Veterans Strengthened by $164 Billion VA Budget

WASHINGTON- Veterans and active-duty military personnel with service-connected amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, are now presumed medically eligible for grants up to almost $68,000 to…Continue readingVA Makes Specially Adaptive Housing Grant Eligibility Automatic for Veterans and Servicemembers Living with ALS

WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced that a new national report shows a 24 percent reduction in homelessness among…Continue readingVA and HUD Announce Twenty-Four Percent Reduction in Veterans’ Homelessness since 2010

WASHINGTON — In recognition of the 10th anniversary of its award-winning Personal Health Record, My HealtheVet (www.myhealth.va.gov), the Department of Veterans Affairs is urging all Veterans and Servicemembers to join…Continue readingVA Marks the 10-Year Anniversary of My HealtheVet

WASHINGTON – Veterans, their families and survivors receiving disability compensation and pension benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs will receive a 1.5 percent cost-of-living increase in their monthly payments…Continue readingVeterans to Receive 1.5 Percent Cost-of-Living Increase

WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today that Veterans will have greater access to quality health care through a new initiative: Patient-Centered Community Care (PCCC). Read more ..