VA Plans Massive Expansion of Cancer Treatment Options
The Department of Veterans Affairs could turn its entire medical system into a nationwide center for excellence for cancer treatment in the next few months. That’s the upshot of VA’s role within the White House’s “moonshot” to eliminate cancer, a $1 billion attempt to bring about a decade’s worth of medical advances in half that time.... Read More
Surfing Benefits Veterans
Surfing Benefits Veterans, Yep You Heard Right… When military veterans learn how to catch a wave, they catch so much more, as activity clears the mind, gives them a chance to reflect and, ultimately, see solutions. It comes as no small wonder, then, that non-profit organizations like Waves of Impact and the Semper Fi Fund joined... Read More
Support for Vietnam Veterans continues to Grow
March 29, 2017 marked the 55th anniversary of the day troops was on the ground in South Vietnam and prisoners of war (POWs) released, yet it is only in recent history that its veterans have received the recognition bestowed upon others. President Obama declared the date Vietnam Veteran’s Day in 2012. Veterans of the Vietnam... Read More
The Long, Strange Trip of the Veterans Choice and Accountability Act
It’s been three years since the bill for the Veterans Choice and Accountability Act (VCAA) passed, and VA hospitals continue to struggle. The necessary additions of staff and needed reduction of wait times for many veterans remain a challenge. What are the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) priorities now? How have the funds from the... Read More
$2 Billion in VA Benefits for Camp Lejeune Veterans
The U.S. has agreed to pay more than $2 billion to veterans who developed any of eight diseases linked to their time spent at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, between Aug. 1, 1953, and Dec. 31, 1987. U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs Sec. Bob McDonalds speaks to the media on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014 in Cincinnati.... Read More
Chula Vista creates Disabled Veterans Small Business Program
Disabled veterans and small businesses in Chula Vista now have a way to compete with large contractors when vying for city contracts greater than $100,000. The decision to provide them an opportunity to participate was made by the City Council this month at the request of the Veterans Advisory Commission. The council also created a rule... Read More
Obama Administration’s Broken Promises to Homeless & Injured Veterans
According to the Editorial Board of the New York Times, President Obama’s Department of Veteran Affairs has been promising to resolve the issue of veteran homeless since 2009 and to put an end to the problem by 2014. Speaking to disabled veterans in Atlanta on August 1st, 2016, President Obama proudly declared the “glass half... Read More
Invisible Combat Scars Now Visible According to New Study
According to an article by Allen L Roland, PhD, A new study supports what a small group of military researchers has suspected for decades: that modern warfare destroys the brain which has huge implications for Veteran health Care. If Perl’s discovery is confirmed by other scientists, which I believe it already has, and if one... Read More
Amendment to Provide Increased Enforcement of Air Carrier Access Act Supported by Veterans Organization
Apirl 19th, 2016 – The Paralyzed Veterans of America strongly supports an amendment to the Senate’s version of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization (H.R. 636) that would provide increased enforcement of the protections available to air travelers with disabilities. Amendment 3498 would require the Secretary of Transportation to refer the Air Carrier Access Act... Read More
March 29th, 2016 Marks 50th Anniversary of Vietnam War
Hundreds of events to honor and thank U.S. Vietnam Veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice will be held on March 29 at VA facilities across the nation, from medical centers to regional benefits offices and national cemeteries. Among the events scheduled is a wreath-laying ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington,... Read More
