Last week, VetsFirst spent three days on Capitol Hill meeting with 11 members of Congress and their staff members, and committee staff for the House and Senate Committees of Veterans’ Affairs regarding our public policy priorities for 2013. Our [...]
VetsFirst, a program of United Spinal Association was founded in 1946 by a determined group of paralyzed WWII veterans in New York City who advocated for greater civil rights and independence for themselves and their fellow veterans. Aiming to [...]
As the new session of Congress begins to take shape, VetsFirst is taking a moment to reflect on our 2012 accomplishments. Throughout 2012, VetsFirst aimed to ensure that all generations of veterans with disabilities had the opportunity to live [...]
In recent years, 950,000 veterans received education benefits, and the Student Veterans of America welcomed its 500th chapter. The possibilities are endless and support is out there for veterans interested in education as a path toward employment. To help [...]
The Department of Veterans Affairs recently reported that it will be publishing a proposed regulation in the Federal Register that would change its rules to add five diagnosable illnesses which are secondary to service-connected Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). “We [...]
Access to affordable, accessible housing for people with disabilities is critical to ensuring disabled veterans are able to live independent lives in their communities. For veterans who are not eligible for VA adaptive housing programs, veterans who have disabilities [...]
Paul J. Tobin (far right) joins Sanders (at podium) and other leaders to oppose cuts to disabled veterans' benefits. On Wednesday, December 19th, Paul J. Tobin, president of United Spinal Association and VetsFirst joined leaders of other veterans' [...]
VetsFirst is leading efforts to defend essential, and hard-earned, VA and Social Security benefits from the ongoing deficit reduction process. In a letter to House and Senate leaders, VetsFirst and 17 other military and veterans’ service organizations informed congressional [...]
Today, VetsFirst led a coalition of 17 other military and veterans service organizations to inform Congress of the devastating impact that a chained consumer price index would have upon veterans if it is applied to VA and Social Security [...]
For those who serve our country through the National Guard or Reserve, you may qualify for a wide range of benefits offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). VA benefits include disability compensation; pension; home loan guaranty; education; [...]