by Christian Southards | May 3, 2023
On April 26, the VA announced that over 500,000 toxic exposure-related claims have been filed since the PACT Act was signed last August. Provisions in the PACT Act create a presumptive basis that military service is the cause of dozens of medical conditions, therefore...
by Christian Southards | May 2, 2023
May 2023’s first California Veterans news roundup includes two updates from the VA, including an update on the VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2023; a report detailing the state of Veteran’s Liberty Cemetery in Fresno, and more. Readers can send Veterans-related...
by caLegion Contributor | Apr 5, 2023
This article was written by Amado C. Salinas II, National Legislative Council Liaison and Area 5 Judge Advocate I was asked to be the keynote speaker for an Annual Veterans Morning Symposium. Although we have quite a number of veterans that live in Latin Americas, we...
by Christian Southards | Feb 21, 2023
Our fourth February 2023 roundup covers new veterans legislation as well as new VA agreements aimed at further increasing the department’s ability to tackle PACT Act benefits claims. Readers can also submit veterans news stories to...
by Christian Southards | Nov 9, 2022
California veterans news from the second week of November 2022. All California Veterans News Beginning Nov. 8, all veterans enrolled in VA Health Care are eligible for a toxic exposure screening, as per the PACT Act. Veterans can undergo additional screenings “at...
