VetsFirst strongly supports the efforts of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to end homelessness for veterans. By focusing on the needs of homeless veterans, many of whom have disabilities, more veterans with service-connected disabilities will receive the benefits and services needed to allow them to successfully reintegrate into their communities.
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United Spinal affiliate VetsFirst has joined in an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court to ensure that veterans with disabilities are able to challenge denied VA benefits decisions in court. VA responds to our demands that the VA must immediately change the way it provides notices and other information to claimants for VA benefits. VetsFirst Explores Innovative Policy Options to Assist Veterans with Disabilities. VetsFirst submitted written testimony last week to the House and Senate Committees on Veteran’s Affairs concerning our legislative priorities for 2010. VetsFirst believes that VBA must have the resources necessary to meet the current challenges, but the VA claims process and substantive regulations and adjudicative principles must also be reformed. The Veterans Administration wrongly notified 1200 veterans that they have ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease). VA is blaming it all on a computer generated coding error. VetsFirst Joins Lawsuit Against the VA. The outcome of this lawsuit will have an impact on the thousands of veterans and their dependents and survivors who file appeals with the CAVC each year. VetsFirst urges Congress to pass the Compensation Owed for Mental Health Based on Activities in Theater Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Act of 2009 (the COMBAT PTSD Act, H.R. 952). VetsFirst takes action on serious shortcomings regarding inadequate coverage currently available under the VA’s Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI) program. VetsFirst 2009 Public Policy Priorities. Veterans with disabilities are still faced with a large number of challenges in obtaining appropriate and timely health care and benefits. Our 2009 agenda is an aggressive one that aims to resolve many of these challenges. |
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