VFW Action Corps Weekly – August 31, 2018 In This Issue: Legislative Wrap Up Veterans Committees Pressure VA to Conduct Cannabis Research VA Awards $200M in Veteran Homelessness Assistance Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program to Expand Army to Screen 40,000 Homes for Lead Report Finds Veterans Improperly Denied MST-related PTSD Claims Explosive Souvenirs are Unsafe V-J…
VFW Remembers Sen. John McCain A life member of Arizona VFW Post 7401 WASHINGTON (August 26, 2018) — The 1.7 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States and its Auxiliary are saluting the life of one of their own, U.S. Sen. John S. McCain III, who died yesterday evening after battling brain cancer.…
VA MAY HAVE DENIED HALF OF MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA CLAIMS IN ERROR VFW national commander calls it ‘failing our veterans’ WASHINGTON (August 24, 2018) — The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General released a 33-page report this week that indicates nearly half of all denied military sexual assault-related claims may have been denied…
VFW Action Corps Weekly August 24, 2018 In This Issue: 1. Report Finds Veterans Improperly Denied MST-related PTSD Claims 2. VFW Participates in Secretary of the Navy Retiree Council Meeting 3. New Security Clearance Guidelines Coming 4. Applications Open for 2019 VFW-SVA Legislative Fellowship 5. MIA Update Click here for a printer-friendly version. 1. Report…
