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VA PTSD Ratings: Speculation's NOT Regulation - What’s Really Changing and What's NOT

If you have a VA rating for PTSD or you’re thinking about filing, you’ve probably heard the rules are about to change. Some of what you’ve heard may be true, but there’s a lot rumor out there so

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“We Will Never Forget”

We are very good at the ceremony. No, we are extraordinary at the ceremony. The flag folded into that perfect triangle, he rifle volley, the politician at the podium on the eleventh of November saying
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VFW vs H.R. 9237 - Take Care of America’s Veterans Act - The Chilling Effect

Here's a scenario for you. You run a Veterans' organization that’s been around since 1899, you're congressionally chartered and represent more than a million members. A member of Congress introduces a

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Handoff Between Military and VA - Make the Damn Computers Talk to Each Other!

Let me give you some breaking Veteran news because this one could affect every service member who leaves the military from this point forward. Yesterday President Trump signed an executive order

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One Box Meant One Outcome With No Individualized Review Required

For nearly thirty years there was a rule inside the Department of Veterans Affairs that almost nobody outside the building noticed, if you needed help managing your own money you could lose your right
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VA Claims Were Processed Faster, But What Percentage Were Processed Correctly?

Let's start with a number that should stop you cold, virtually one hundred percent. That's how many automated VA decisions on service-connected death claims reviewed by the VA's own internal watchdog

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Is Distrust Inside Washington Becoming Another Obstacle Between Veterans and Their VA Benefits?

While the big Veterans packages continue to generate headlines, floor speeches and political theater, a quieter and potentially more consequential fight is unfolding behind closed doors on Capitol
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Why Does Helping One Group of Veterans Have to Come at the Expense of Another?

There’s a Veterans bill sitting in the Senate right now that raises a question Congress probably doesn’t want Veterans asking: Why are Veterans being asked to pay for other Veterans’ benefits? H.R.
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What is the Department of Veterans Affairs Supposed to Be?

While the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act continues to dominate headlines, another fight is quietly reshaping the future of Veteran healthcare and almost nobody is talking about it. This one isn’t
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H.R. 438 - the PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program Act - Vital for Today and Tomorrows Veterans

July 2, 2026 Secretary Pete Hegseth, United States Secretary of War Dear @SecWar H.R. 438 - the PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program Act is Not Optional - It is Foundational to the Long-Term
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Today's Warriors are Tomorrow's Veterans

The Honorable Pete Hegseth, Secretary of War Dear @SecWar H.R. 438 - the PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program Act is not Optional, it is Foundational to the long term survival of our Current and
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H.R. 438: The Front Door to Veteran Survival - Fix It and Pass It or Keep Losing Veteran Lives

The Honorable Donald J. Trump President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20500 May 3, 2026 Dear Mr. President, H.R. 438 - the PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer

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