Hunter’s primary job involves his sniffer. With a keen nose and about six months’ worth of training, Hunter helps find patients who may wander away from the Montrose in-patient facilities. He also searches VA grounds and facilities for narcotics.
While you may not know Bill Hale, you probably have someone like him in your community – someone who gives a Vet a ride to the hospital, or goes around collecting clothes for the next homeless stand-down event.
Six months ago, Vernell Holderfield was battling depression and was on the brink of giving up, when he decided to reach out for help. Last week, more than 200 bikers and supporters came out to ride with him to show him that he is not alone.
For 75 years, Coast Guard Reserve members have served alongside the active duty force in every major conflict, or crisis, this nation has faced.
Rocky Bleier, Army Vietnam Veteran, Pittsburgh Steelers star and four-time Super Bowl Champion, shares his story of courage on the battlefields of Vietnam and his time on America’s football fields.
VA’s and communities across the nation partner together to honor Veterans with special visits, Valentine's Day cards and mementos during their hospitalized stay or outpatient visit.
There is a perception that a lot of the regional offices’ decisions are appealed to the Board of Veterans’ Appeals. This is not accurate. Historically, only 4 percent of all claims the Veterans Benefits Administration decides are appealed to the board.
The goal is to make the Veterans Crisis Line nothing short of a world class crisis response center.
"The VA has been the leader in understanding post traumatic stress disorder within the United States, but we’re also recognized worldwide as being able to offer information to the world on what kinds of treatments are effective and available and how these treatments can speak to disaster relief."
Once a VA office issues its decision on your claim, you have one year from that date to file an appeal. Read the decision letter closely: it will tell you why VA made the decision it did.
The administration's FY 2017 budget proposes $182.3 billion for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Women make up 15 percent of today’s active duty military and 18 percent of guard and reserve forces and the number of women Veterans is expected to grow exponentially in the future.