In 2017, Congress created a new system for veterans to appeal their disability claims.

Source: How one Veterans Affairs employee’s ingenuity took a big bite out of VA’s appeals backlog | Federal News Network

As the final hours of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan tick down, some cases of mental health tied to post-traumatic stress sparked by the chaos in Kabul have some veterans reaching out for help.

Source: US withdrawl from Afghanistan causing surge in mental health issues among veterans

 

 

CHIPPEWA FALLS — A $2.4 million grant will help ensure homeless veterans staying in Chippewa Falls enjoy a little privacy and stand a better chance of staying healthy.

Source: Grant to aid homeless veterans in region

New tech tools and knowledge-sharing initiatives are supporting women veterans.

Source: VA is Expanding Opportunities, Services for Women Veterans

The timing of the bombing is especially difficult as the 14th anniversary of her fiancé’s passing is on Friday.

Source: ‘Heartbreaking, surreal’ – Fiancée of fallen veteran reacts Afghanistan airport bombing

Getting veterans — especially younger generations — to become involved in organizations such as the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, American Veterans — is essential to

Source: Service groups need to attract more veterans

Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee 2021-08-26 21:08:00 – Nashville, TN (WSMV)-Helped a local veteran take Afghanistan’s allies and their families to a safe place in the turmoil abroad. The relationship formed by military veteran Matt Hob Sepian during his service in Afghanistan has endured for decades. “The bond with our interpreters, they are our brothers. They are just-they …

Source: Local veteran gets Afghan family to safety | News – Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee – Eminetra

A Tennessee couple whose son was killed in Afghanistan are building a rural refuge where they hope other combat vets can help each other to heal.

Source: Photos: Families of Afghanistan combat vets cope with price of war

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offers many services to veterans but a service animal is not one the agency is 100 percent committed to, yet. In some cases, the

Source: Service dogs available to veterans, but there is a process

KGUN9 On Your Side has the story of a World War Two veteran’s widow who will have a more secure future after a U.S. Senator stepped in to make sure she received the benefits her husband earned.

Source: Veteran’s widow gets benefits with help of Senator