by Christian Southards | Sep 27, 2021
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced on Friday that veterans meeting certain criteria are now eligible for a COVID-19 booster from their local VA health care system, including in California. Currently, booster shots are only available for veterans, spouses,...
by Christian Southards | Sep 3, 2021
The Department of Veterans Affairs last week announced that it will be awarding over $116 million to over 200 community organizations as part of its Grant and Per Diem, or GPD program, including nearly $12 million to organizations in California. The grants are broken...
by Christian Southards | Aug 2, 2021
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced on Monday that it is now processing disability claims relating to particulate matter exposure. Specifically, the VA says disability claims for chronic asthma, rhinitis, and sinusitis will now be processed on a “presumptive...
by Christian Southards | Aug 1, 2021
The Government Accountability Office published a recent report noting that many veterans with service-connected disabilities are unaware of all their VA education benefit options. The Department of Veterans Affairs has two major programs in this area, the GI Bill and...
by Christian Southards | Jul 21, 2021
U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal (D-CA) and Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) reintroduced a bill on Monday that bars VA disability benefits from being counted as income when determining eligibility for housing assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development....
