by Christian Southards | Sep 16, 2026
In the latest update to a decade-long saga, the VA has lost another effort to overturn a federal court order to build additional supporting housing for Disabled and Homeless Veterans on its West Los Angeles Campus. The 9th Circuit announced last Friday that it would...
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...
by Rikki Almanza | Sep 9, 2026
Editor’s Note: Find 107th National Convention Highlights Part 1 here. The American Legion’s 107th National Convention featured the work being done by Legionnaires, Riders, military families, youth programs, and organizations committed to preserving the stories...
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...
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...
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...
