by Christian Southards | Oct 18, 2022
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on Oct. 13 announced that surviving partners of LGTBQ+ veterans who were previously unable to marry because of same-sex marriage laws may now qualify for survivor benefits. Tens of thousands of LGBTQ+ veterans were never able...
by Christian Southards | Oct 4, 2022
On Sept. 17, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill aimed at helping gay, lesbian, and transgender veterans discharged under the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy to obtain full veterans benefits. Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell was repealed by the Obama Administration in 2010,...
by Christian Southards | Oct 4, 2022
A U.S. Government Accountability Office, or GAO, study published on Sept. 29 outlines critical barriers student veterans face regarding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program. Since 2019, over 130,000 veterans have used...
by Christian Southards | Sep 29, 2022
On Sept. 28, the U.S. the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it is expanding eligibility and delaying deadlines for Gulf War and Post-9/11 veterans to enroll in VA health care, as provisioned by the Honoring Our PACT Act that was signed into law on Aug. 10....
by Christian Southards | Sep 10, 2022
A fire broke out just after midnight on Aug. 9 at the VA West Los Angeles campus, quickly spreading to engulf 11 of the 140 tiny homes built for homeless Los Angeles veterans, the LA Times first reported. No one was injured in the fire but the LA Fire Department...
