A Job is More Than a Paycheck
The VA's Work-Study program offers many participants personal fulfillment and the tools to reach their goals.
VA Launches Caregiver Support Line
A new toll-free national support line provided by the VA links caregivers with social workers and other resources.
New Challenges Must Present New Opportunities, Not Reductions
As the 112th Congress begins to take shape , VetsFirst looks forward to working with the new Chairmen for the House and Senate Committees on Veteran’s Affairs to ensure that veterans with disabilities and their families will have access to needed VA benefits, health care, and other resources.
VA Expands Coverage for Vets Exposed to Agent Orange – But Is It Enough?
Veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in Korea will receive improved access to health care and benefits under a VA final regulation that expands the dates of illnesses presumed to be related to Agent Orange.
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 veterans.
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, too?
Urge Your Representative to Vote for HR 5953 to Protect the Rights of Injured and Amputee Veterans
We need you to tell your Representative to pass a landmark bill that will help injured and amputee veterans across the nation.
How To Get A Veteran 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 card
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 Day.
VetsFirst Victory: Increases to the Veterans’ Mortgage Life Insurance Program Now Law
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.