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.
As urged by VetsFirst, the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate have passed the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010. The legislation is now headed to the President for signing.
A major priority for VetsFirst is to continue to improve access to health care for veterans with disabilities including evolving the VA's system of long-term care to one that is more focused on community supports, funded by the VA.
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.
Have you ever given Veterans’ Mortgage Life Insurance any thought? It's a high avoidance topic but one that can be very important to disabled vets and their spouses.
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.
Our own Terry Moakley on his beginnings as a disabled veteran and "quadriplegic work-in-progress" searching for answers and how the VA's Adapted Housing Grant helped get him started.
On January 20, VetsFirst participated in the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Roundtable on Veterans Service Organization Priorities for 2010. During the roundtable, VetsFirst had the opportunity to present our current public policy priorities.
The U.S. Department of Labor wants to hear from disabled vets. This is your chance to be heard on how to increase employment opportunities for veterans with disabilities.