Apr. 25—WASHINGTON — On Thursday, the Department of Veterans Affairs posted a final rule amending its regulations regarding character of discharge determinations, expanding access to VA care and ...
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. — Members of the military who were discharged under other than honorable conditions, or by special court martial, may now be eligible for VA care and other benefits they didn't ...
The Pentagon's proactive action last week to upgrade discharge codes for hundreds of LGBTQ+ veterans applied only to those forced out under Don't Ask, Don't Tell, leaving out the thousands separated ...
On September 20 th, the tenth anniversary of the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” (DADT), a 1994 policy requiring immediate administrative separation of LGBTQ+ veterans who revealed their sexual ...
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has introduced a new regulation change regarding character of discharge determinations, aimed at broadening access to VA benefits for former service members, ...
The Department of Veterans Affairs wants to provide grants to expand legal support for veterans barred from receiving VA benefits, because they received an other-than-honorable discharge as a result ...
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday disclosed a plan to establish a grant program to fund legal organizations assisting veterans who are trying to access benefits after they did ...
The Pentagon will start reviewing the records of military personnel who may be eligible for a discharge upgrade as a result of getting kicked out under the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, which ...