Veteran Resources - Veteran-Related General News Items

Veterans Day 2021 Discounts

Veterans Day 2021 is on Thursday, November 11th, 2021. This Veterans Day discounts list will continue to be updated...

Veterans’ Toxic Exposures: How Lawyers, Law Students Can Help

Veterans and active military members are subject to many toxic exposures and are at risk of resulting illnesses,...

Do you know which VA ID card is right for you?

By DARREL MADDUX/Veterans Help Net Correspondent And American Legion Historian | October 19, 2021 1:00 AM Here are the facts:...

Illinois’ first all-women veteran honor flight to Washington, D.C. takes off from Midway

Illinois’ first all-women veteran honor flight to Washington, D.C. took off from Chicago Midway International Airport on Wednesday....

Agriculture investing platform partners with veteran-focused nonprofit

Fort Worth-based agriculture investing platform Harvest Returns announced Sept. 29 it has partnered with Bear Hug Cattle Company, a nonprofit...

Is adopting a service dog right for you? What veterans diagnosed with PTSD need to know

Military Times Early Bird Brief Editor Diana Stancy Correll, in a post on their website, explores a variety...

Massive veteran records backlog could get addressed in federal spending bill

WASHINGTON —  Congress is considering providing another $60 million to help address the massive pandemic-induced backlog of records requests...

Iowa veteran and others reveal health issues due to burn pits; the VA is stepping up to help

Source: https://www.3newsnow.com/ COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa. (KMTV) — The Department of Veterans Affairs is starting to offer disability compensation...

Transforming Veteran digital experiences: Achievements so far in 2021

When challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic first emerged early in 2020, the IT workforce and leadership at VA’s Office of...

Some Veterans Exposed to Toxics from Burn Pits to Have Compensation Fast-Tracked by VA

WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday created a fast-track to disability compensation for certain veterans who developed...