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VA rushes fix for payment problem before the rent is due
Roughly 280,000 student veterans and dependents could have faced a delay in benefits.
Changes to VA caregiver programs being reconsidered amid complaints
Thousands of families are could lose monthly stipends amid an overhaul of the program that started last fall.
Even with GI Bill, many student vets still need loans to afford college
The new study found that the Post-9/11 GI Bill housing stipend may not be enough for many individuals using the benefit.
Student veterans face huge cuts in housing stipends if Congress doesn’t act soon
Emergency authorities which prevented students from seeing their stipends cut in half are set to expire in December.
Family finds comfort in Fisher House through decades
Thomas Queen and his wife, Michelle, knew each other from an early age. They started dating around the time Thomas began to have neurological episodes. Now, decades later, the couple has fought through multiple sclerosis and cancer treatments their whole married life, often staying at the D.C. Fisher House. The family talks about Thomas’s military service and the VA doctor who made the diagnosis that changed their lives.
Thousands of caregivers may lose monthly stipends under new VA review
Nearly 20,000 caregivers of injured veterans will have their cases re-examined to see if they still qualify for the benefit.
VA overhauls application process for caregiver support program after court ruling
Individuals rejected for the program will now have new appeals options, but a still-pending court case could open up the door to retroactive benefits.
Former SEAL, not-for-profit sue VA over new rules restricting caregiver benefits
Andrew Sheets, his wife and caretaker, and Veteran Warriors, Inc. are suing the VA for restricting eligibility for a program that gives many parents, spouses and other caretakers the financial ability to care for disabled veterans.
By Harm Venhuizen
In honor of Military Families Month, we rise up strong
The Rosalynn Carter Institute on Caregiving has partnered with other organizations to better understand the challenges military families and caregivers face.
By K. Conwell Smith
Challenges remain 2 years after VA’s expansion of caregiver program
The CEO of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation says it has been awaiting new regulations on how the VA plans to expand caregiver benefits to the approximately 4.4 million Americans caring for veterans who served before Sept. 11, 2001.
By Steve Schwab