The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently published an updated edition of the Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents handbook.
The handbook is revised every year to reflect the most current VA benefits and health care programs and services, as well as the rates for certain benefits payments. The 2008 version of the handbook […]

An Associated Press article on the clinical and financial suffering of a combat veteran. A poignant and insightful article by Eff Donn and Kimberly Hepling.
“He was one of America’s first defenders on Sept. 11, 2001, a Marine who pulled burned bodies from the ruins of the Pentagon. He saw more horrors in Kuwait and Iraq.Today, […]

By Aaron Glantz
“(IPS/GIN) - Two veterans groups sued the Department of Veterans Affairs Monday for alleged “shameful failures” to help veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
The lawsuit, which was filed by Veterans for Common Sense and Veterans […]

Type of Action: Heads up on mental health treatment

June 11, 2007
Soldiers returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan "are finding it more difficult" to receive mental health treatment because therapists say reimbursement rates for care are too low, the AP/Arizona Daily Star reports. According to the AP/Daily Star, about one-third of the […]

Action alert from: Military.com

Action Type: Letter to Senator

The following message is being sent in regards to a panel of medical experts urging the VA to gather data and provide reference materials to help disability raters better address the management of PTSD claims. The panel said the VA should base compensation decisions on how greatly […]