by Rikki Almanza | Apr 3, 2024
The VA is proposing a $369.3 billion spending plan for fiscal 2025, a 12% increase from the previous year. Despite the increased overall budget, the VA anticipates a reduction in staff numbers for 2025. The budget proposal includes an allocation of nearly $25 billion...
by Rikki Almanza | Mar 22, 2024
The VA has announced a significant milestone in delivering disability compensation benefits to Women Veterans: a record-breaking 702,557 Women Veterans are benefiting from VA disability compensation, marking a 26% increase compared to five years ago.On average, Women...
by Rikki Almanza | Mar 19, 2024
Numerous Veterans have been exposed to asbestos, a known cancer-causing agent, during their military service, potentially leading to severe health complications. Veterans who served in occupations like mining, shipyard work, demolition, carpentry, and construction may...
by Rikki Almanza | Mar 15, 2024
On Thursday, the VA revealed a strategy to house at least 41,000 homeless Veterans. “The VA and the Biden administration consider even one Homeless Veteran to be a top priority,” the VA stated in a news release on Thursday.”Thanks in part to...
by Rikki Almanza | Mar 11, 2024
Earlier this month, the VA finalized a policy allowing abortions under specific circumstances for Veterans, even in states where abortion is prohibited. The policy, which has been temporarily in effect since 2022, permits abortions in cases of rape, incest, or to...
by Rikki Almanza | Mar 8, 2024
Leading lawmakers and Veterans organizations are once again pushing for support of the Major Richard Star Act, a bill designed to expand benefits for Veterans injured in combat. The legislation seeks to ensure that all Service Members who medically retire have full...
