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Accessible Taxis and Disabled Veterans

MV-1 would offer disabled vets new accessible transportation options that they don’t have today, and it’s made in [...]

Taking the Hill

VetsFirst recently met with key players in DC to ensure veterans’ issues are kept high on the [...]

Ebb and Flow

Today is the 21st Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a civil rights law just as important to veterans with disabilities as it is to the larger disability [...]

Prosthetic Devices Equal Improved Independence for Disabled Vets

For veterans with significant disabilities, prosthetic devices are more than low or high tech toys. [...]

We Focus On Your Health

Chair of the VetsFirst Committee Terry Moakley understands the frustration many experience in getting necessary mobility equipment and home care services. But help is just a few mouse clicks [...]

Supreme Court Victory for Vet Who Missed Appeal Deadline

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that the VA should not rigidly enforce the 120-day limit for veterans to file appeals to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans [...]

Women and Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights Legislation Passes the House

VetsFirst gratefully acknowledges the support of the veteran community, the disability community and those individuals who contacted their Representatives in support of legislation that protects the rights of women veterans as well as injured and amputee [...]

Lest We Forget...Our Caregivers

It’s no secret to any American who pays attention to the efforts of our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan that many are returning home to a grateful nation with serious or multiple injuries. But did you know that besides November being the month that Veterans Day is celebrated, the Department of Veterans Affairs is commemorating “National Family Caregiver Month” in November, [...]

How To Get A VA Identification Card Or Replacement

How to obtain or replace a Veteran Identification Card is a question we get quite often.

The process for replacement of a card is fairly simple. If you lose your card or do not receive your card in the mail, contact the VA where your picture was taken to request a new card be sent to you. You may also contact 877-222-VETS (8387) to check on the status of your card.

Things get a bit more complicated if for some reason you were never issued a [...]

Veterans Day Means Sacrifice

Define what Veteans Day means to us as a nation? It’s difficult to do, and it may well take on a different meaning for each one of us. Terry Moakley, Chairman, VetsFirst Board of Directors, shares his personal thoughts on the meaning of Veterans [...]