VA Secretary Proposes Eliminating 40-mile, 30-day Rule

Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin on Sunday proposed eliminating a controversial policy that limits veterans from receiving private-sector health care. Speaking to hundreds of people at the Disabled American Veterans annual conference in Arlington, Va., Shulkin...

VA Names Scott Blackburn as Acting Deputy Secretary

Statement Released by Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary: We welcome Mr. Scott Blackburn, to the role of Acting Deputy Secretary for the Department of Veterans Affairs, effective February 26, 2017. He is currently the Executive Director, MyVA Taskforce. Scott is...

GI Bill Comparison Tool breaking records, helping Veterans

One of VA’s biggest successes recently has been hiding in plain sight under our digital noses. The GI Bill Comparison Tool continues to quietly break traffic records as 79,246 visitors used the tool in January 2017 and has received 5.6 million page views since coming...

Joe Chenelly – Marine Veteran, AMVETS National Executive Director

Check out Podcast #17 with AMVETS National Executive Director Joe Chenelly. A native of Rochester, N.Y., Joe enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in March 1998, serving with the 1st Marine Division, and was honorably discharged as a Staff Sergeant in April 2006. He is a...