VFW Action Corps Weekly February 15, 2019 In This Issue: 1. VA to Implement Appeals Modernization Act Next Week 2. Military Family Housing Horrors 3. Veterans Groups Say $103 Billion in Funding Needed for FY 2020 4. VFW Attends Secretary of the Army Roundtable 5. VA to Implement High Tech Training Program 6. VA to…
DetailsVeterans Groups Say $103 Billion in Funding Needed for FY 2020 Amount needed to implement VA MISSION Act, maintain VA’s programs and services WASHINGTON (February 14, 2019) — In advance of the Administration’s budget request for fiscal year 2020 and advance appropriations for FY 2021, the three coauthors of The Independent Budget (IB) — Veterans…
DetailsVFW Action Corps Weekly February 8, 2019 In This Issue: 1. VFW-Supported Bills Clear House 2. DPAA Annual Awards Ceremony 3. House Appropriations Hearing on Quality of Life in the Military 4. Senate Appropriations Hearing on Electronic Health Care Record Modernization 5. Tax Refund for Service in Sinai Peninsula 6. MIA Update Click here for…
DetailsVFW Action Corps Weekly February 1, 2019 In This Issue: 1. VA Releases Plan to Implement New Community Care Program 2. VFW Blue Water Navy Vet Wins Federal Appeals Court Ruling 3. Record-setting Government Shutdown Ends 4. MIA Update Click here for a printer-friendly version. 1. VA Releases Plan to Implement New Community Care Program:…
DetailsVFW Makes Surprise Donation to KC’s Disabled Veterans Hockey Team ‘It’s clear this is a community that cares about our veterans’ KANSAS CITY, Mo. (February 1, 2019) – During its recent Military Appreciation Weekend, the Kansas City Mavericks, along with fans, raised an impressive $7,745 for the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S. (VFW),…
DetailsVFW National Commander Heading to Eastern Europe ‘Listening to the troops where they train and deploy makes us better advocates’ WASHINGTON (February 1, 2019) — The national commander of America’s largest and oldest major combat veterans’ organization heads overseas this weekend to embed with members of the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team from Fort Riley,…
DetailsVFW Blue Water Navy Vet Wins Federal Appeals Court Ruling Court of law now joins court of public opinion WASHINGTON (January 30, 2019) — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a decade-old ruling yesterday that potentially paves the way for the return of earned disability benefits for some 90,000 so-called Blue…
DetailsVFW Action Corps Weekly January 25, 2019 In This Issue: 1. VFW Presents the Independent Budget to Congress 2. Expanding Military, National and Public Service Opportunities 3. VA Secretary Holds Virtual Town Hall 4. Concurrent Receipt Legislation Reintroduced 5. Repeal of SBP/DIC Offset Reintroduced 6. VA Wait Times Improve, Equal to or Better Than Private…
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