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 veterans.
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, too?
We need you to tell your Representative to pass a landmark bill that will help injured and amputee veterans across the nation.
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 card
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 Day.
VetsFirst’s advocacy has contributed to the passage of legislation that will increase the coverage limits available under the Veterans’ Mortgage Life Insurance program. This legislation includes important increases to the VMLI program to help ensure that the families and dependents of qualifying veterans with disabilities will be able to keep their homes in the event of the veteran’s death.
VetsFirst recognizes the sacrifices that our veterans and their families make long after the veteran’s military service has been completed. This month, we remember the continuing impact of Agent Orange on Vietnam Veterans, their families, and survivors.
VetsFirst wants you to know that the VA has added three diseases to the list of those that are presumptively related to Agent Orange exposure. VetsFirst supports the VA in this decision and believes that future decisions must also be based on science, without additional consideration for the monetary cost.
Terry Moakley on the importance of easing the transition from a returning veteran to an employed veteran and what we all can do to increase employment opportunities for our vets.
VetsFirst wants you to know that the VA has released a fact sheet providing guidance on the implementation of the recently passed prohibition on the collection of copayments from veterans who are catastrophically disabled.