United Spinal Association announced on July 15, 2014 the appointment of Tom Aiello, president of March Marketing, LLC and an Army veteran living with spinal cord injury (SCI) from Wheaton, Illinois to its board of directors. Aiello, a West [...]
Terry Moakley on Capitol Hill. Terry serves as the chair of the VetsFirst committee. I recently returned from a day of meetings with Congressional representatives in Washington, DC who have the power and the opportunity to pass [...]
Question: If VA awards me the one-time grant for a vehicle, is there a time limit by which I must use the grant? Answer: There is no time limit by which you must use the one-time automobile grant. However, before you use [...]
Congressman Al Green (D-TX) (center) accepting the 2014 VetsFirst Congressional Bronze Star Award from VetsFirst Committee Chair Terry Moakley (left) and VetsFirst Director of Veterans Policy Christopher Neiweem (right) VetsFirst honored Congressman Al Green (D-TX) with the 2014 [...]
Starting today, a conference committee begins hammering out a final agreement on a VA health care reform bill. Over the last few weeks, both the House and Senate have passed bills that seek to make improvements to the troubled agency. Several Members of both [...]
June 17, 2014 Chairman Sanders, Chairman Miller, Ranking Member Burr, Ranking Member Michaud: As leaders of the veterans community and on behalf of our memberships, we write to offer some common views regarding legislation recently passed in the Senate [...]
Question: I lost my discharge information in a fire. I am looking for employment and need verification of my military service. How can I obtain a copy of my military discharge certificate (DD 214)? Answer: To request a copy of your DD [...]
VetsFirst is urging the United States Senate to move forward with ratification of the Disabilities Treaty following the United States Supreme Court's unanimous judgment in Bond v. United States confirming that the case is not an obstacle to ratifying the treaty –– a [...]
The White House recently announced the deployment of an online Veterans Employment Center on the VA’s eBenefits portal. VetsFirst is proud to announce that our Disabled Veterans Employment and Education On-Line Guide is one of two nonprofit resources available through the center under [...]
With preliminary findings confirming initial reports of wrong doing by VA employees and a rising chorus calling for his resignation, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki submitted his resignation to President Obama on Friday. Although VetsFirst had not called for his resignation, we believe [...]