Service Dog Program for Veterans with PTSD Another Step Closer to Reality
Following the recent enactment of the Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act (“PAWS”), the Department of Veterans Affairs [...]
VA Announces a Proposal to Add Certain Rare Cancers to the Presumed Service-Connected List
On March 1, 2022, the VA announced a proposal to add certain rare cancers to the presumed service-connected list [...]
VA Establishes Presumption of Service Connection for 3 Respiratory Conditions Related to Particulate Matter Exposure
Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, announced that sufficient evidence existed to establish presumption of service connection for three [...]
Toxic Exposure During Gulf War Era Military Service
Veterans who served during the Gulf War Era (1990 to present) have long believed that exposure to airborne hazards [...]
Expansion of Benefits for Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange
Hundreds of thousands of U.S. Armed Forces members serving during the Vietnam era were exposed to Agent Orange and [...]
Agent Orange Exposure in Guam
Extensive literature exists regarding the use of Agent Orange and other herbicides in the Republic of Vietnam. In addition, the [...]
Wolfe v. Wilkie – VA Decision Regarding Emergency Medical Expenses
The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) ruled in a case entitled Wolfe v. Wilkie that the VA [...]
Other provisions from the COVID-19 relief bill that affect federal benefits and programs
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act increased federal nutrition and Medicaid funding. The CARES Act includes a six-month penalty-free deferral [...]
Protecting Against Creditor Seizure of Stimulus Checks
You should be receiving (or already have) a $1200 stimulus check or more depending on family size, from the US [...]
Veterans’ Expanded Community Health Care Now Available Through VA MISSION Act Law
Eligible Veterans will have expanded access to medical care outside Department of Veterans Affairs facilities beginning Thursday June 6th, 2019. [...]