Health - California American Legion

Federal Judge Upholds $6.6 Million Award to Army Veteran in LAPD Lawsuit

by Rikki Almanza | Sep 14, 2026

A federal judge has rejected an effort by the City of Los Angeles and two LAPD officers to overturn or reduce a $6.6 million jury award to U.S. Army Veteran Slade Douglas. U.S. District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong ruled Aug. 26 that the trial record contained...

Highlights from The American Legion’s 107th National Convention, Part 1

by Rikki Almanza | Sep 8, 2026

Thousands of Legionnaires and members of the American Legion Family gathered in Louisville, Kentucky, for The American Legion’s 107th National Convention, where delegates elected new leadership and heard updates on Veterans health care, disability benefits, suicide...

One-Third of Veteran Disability Reduction Cases Had Errors, VA’s Own Inspector General Finds

by Rikki Almanza | Sep 3, 2026

A new VA watchdog report found problems in roughly one-third of 2024––and a similar figure in 2025––cases involving proposed or completed reductions to Veterans’ service-connected disability compensation. The VA Office of Inspector General reviewed how the Veterans...

National Convention: Health Information

by caLegion HQ | Sep 2, 2026

To our Legionnaires attending National Convention, Unfortunately, there has been a positive testing for norovirus. Please try to exercise extra caution and hygienic...

Veterans Push VA for Dedicated Gulf War Illness Disability Rating

by Rikki Almanza | Aug 31, 2026

More than three decades after the Gulf War, Veterans and advocates are calling on the VA to change how it handles disability claims involving Gulf War Illness. Veterans for Common Sense, Vietnam Veterans of America, and Gulf War Veterans are calling on the VA to...

VA Changes Claims Process for Veterans Affected by 1973 Records Fire

by Rikki Almanza | Aug 25, 2026

The VA has changed how it handles benefit claims involving military records lost or damaged in the 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center. More than 50 years later, the fire can still complicate claims for some Veterans. The fire broke out near St. Louis...