The Department of Veterans Affairs is projecting that the PACT Act could cause the backlog of claims to double over the next year, reaching as high as 400,000 claims.
U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Angus King (I-ME), members of the Senate Committees on Veterans’ Affairs (SVAC) and Armed Services (SASC), introduced the VET-TEC Authorization Act to permanently continue a successful career program set to expire this month.
John Miller-Ross said cleaning his grandfather's tombstone at Springdale Cemetery has now set him on a mission to spruce up the gravestones of every veteran laid to rest there.
A nationwide program for disabled veterans that originated in South Dakota is vigorously searching for volunteers.
Rep. Chip Roy and other House Republicans are demanding that the Secretary of Veteran's Affairs immediately put back a cross display at a veteran's hospital in Texas after it was removed.
The Silver Star is the third-highest military decoration for bravery in combat. David Smith, a special forces veteran living in Brooksville, earned his Silver Star in 2016 while serving in Afghanistan.