Lend a helping hand to senior vets

#Middlebury #Veterans The older veterans were arrayed along the back parking lot, watching the construction of two tiny homes for Veterans Village. My mission, which I accepted, was ... Continue Reading →

VA grants help homeless veterans

#Middlebury #Veterans More than 260 nonprofit community programs across the country received portions of $418 million in grants for the Support Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) ... Continue Reading →

OIG holds the VA accountable

#Middlebury #Veterans The Office of Inspector General for the Department of Veterans Affairs has been busy. Despite COVID, the OIG managed to keep working, and it has checked in with ... Continue Reading →

The VA’s ‘Fourth Mission’ offered COVID-19 help

#Middlebury #Veterans The Department of Veteran’s Affairs has been busy. It recently announced it has completed 150 Fourth Mission assignments across the country. Fourth Mission’s ... Continue Reading →

Don’t mess with the VA

#Middlebury #Veterans This is a big no-no. An Ohio man threatened to kill a Department of Veterans Affairs social worker’s daughters. You do not do that, no matter what your beef. ... Continue Reading →

VA adds new Agent Orange presumptives

#Middlebury #Veterans #VA #AgentOrange The Department of Veterans Affairs has added three presumptives to its list of illnesses caused by Agent Orange: bladder cancer, hypothyroidism ... Continue Reading →

Tiny homes to fill Veterans Village

#Middlebury #Veterans #TinyHomes The older veterans stood in a semi-circle in the rear parking lot of the coffee shop, watching the activity and drinking coffee. What they were watching ... Continue Reading →

Fake dog trainer nailed for scamming veterans

#Middlebury #Veterans I’ll admit, after reading about so many Department of Veterans Affairs-related crimes over the years, this is a new one. A judge has sentenced a Texas resident ... Continue Reading →

VA reviews denied Blue Water Navy Agent Orange claims

#Middlebury #Veterans One of the first lawsuits brought against the Department of Veterans Affairs for benefits for veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange (AO) was in 1986. At issue ... Continue Reading →

VA has volunteer opportunities

#Middlebury #Vets The Department of Veterans Affairs just celebrated its 75th year of using volunteers to run programs for veterans. In that time they’ve toted up 1 billion hours ... Continue Reading →