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Christian Southards
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CalVet seeks input from veterans, VSOs for improving Barstow Veterans Home
CalVet is looking for input from veterans in San Bernardino County and VSOs on how to improve operations at the Barstow Veterans Home before submitting...
VA: Disability claims for conditions caused by particulate matter exposure will now be processed on ‘presumptive basis’
The VA has announced that it is now processing disability claims for chronic asthma, rhinitis, and sinusitis as a result of exposure to particulate matter.
Report: VA doesn’t do enough to inform veterans with service-connected disabilities of their education benefits
A July GAO report claims that many veterans with service-connected disabilities are unaware of all their VA education benefit options and that the VA could...
Bill reintroduced to exempt VA disability benefits from being counted toward housing assistance programs
U.S. Reps. Salud Carbajal (D-CA) and Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) reintroduced a bill that bars VA disability benefits from being counted as income when determining eligibility...
VA announces $420 million in grant money to combat homelessness among U.S., California veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it has awarded $418 million in grants to over 260 non-profit organizations across the United States to combat...
Amazon pledges to hire over 100,000 veterans and spouses by 2024
Amazon has pledged to hire over 100,000 U.S. veterans and their spouses by 2024 after surpassing its initial goal of hiring more than 25,000 veterans...
VA extends eviction and foreclosure moratorium for VA home loan borrowers to July 31
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it is extending its moratorium on foreclosures and evictions for VA home loan borrowers to July 31.
McDonough: VA has begun the process to cover transgender confirmation surgery
VA Secretary Dennis McDonough announced that the VA has begun the process for changing its health care policy coverage to include transgender confirmation surgery.
Recent Government Accountability Office report highlights challenges the VA faces in modernizing and staffing health care facilities
The Government Accountability Office released a preliminary report detailing staffing, communications, and planning concerns the Department of Veterans Affairs has struggled to rectify as it...
If passed, Honoring Our PACT Act of 2021 aims to make it easier for veterans exposed to airborne toxins to receive VA medical benefits
House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Mark Takano (D-Calif.) has unveiled the Honoring our PACT Act of 2021, consolidating a bipartisan effort in Congress to...
