Monthly Archives: December 2011

VA Extends Undiagnosed Illness Claim Window To 2016

Shinseki should’ve made it permanent, but this is certainly better than no extension at all: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE​December 29, 2011​ Rules Liberalized for Veterans with Undiagnosed IllnessesApplication Window Extended for Five Years WASHINGTON – Veterans of the Persian Gulf War … Continue reading

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Vets4Warriors Goes Live

Linda Bean, mother of the late OIF vet SGT Coleman Bean, speaks at the Vets4Warriors kick off event on Capitol Hill. (December 13, 2011) If you are an OIF/OEF vet trying to come to grips with the emotional, psychological, family … Continue reading

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$10 Million More

The House today passed the final funding bill for FY12, which to my surprise contained $10 million in additional funding for the Gulf War veterans medical research program in the CDMRP account. A rare victory for America’s “forgotten veterans” of … Continue reading

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