January 19, 2024

#VAFail: VA denies Vietnam veteran’s claim he was in combat, despite paperwork and injuries

In a time when the Vietnam War was raging, and many Americans were taking out their anger on the fighters rather than the war, it would have been easy to stay home.  But Frank Lagana was a faithful Marine who didn’t shy away from a fight.  Decades later, when he reached out to the VA… Read more »

January 2, 2024

Watch: Veteran’s spouses give a glimpse into Montana’s VA challenges

Montana is becoming a prime destination for more and more veterans and their families. But are the state’s Veterans Affairs facilities prepared to help those that call Montana home?  Two veterans’ spouses sat down to share their stories of struggles with the VA.  In TJ’s heartfelt account, he shares his wife’s struggle to secure community… Read more »

December 26, 2023

Year in review: These are the 10 worst #VAFails of 2023

If you’re a faithful follower of Concerned Veterans for America, you’ve read a #VAFail or two this year.   But what is the worst of the worst?  From bullying good employees out of their jobs to actively hiding information from FOIA requests to fatal mishandling of care, it’s been a year of failure at the… Read more »

December 26, 2023

I left a country of limitations behind. That’s why I fight for more freedom for veterans in the U.S.

I came to this country like thousands of others, an immigrant from a communist country in search of a better life. My grandfather would come home to Cuba from Florida to visit, and I remember listening to all his stories about this free country so different from my own. As a child, I struggled with… Read more »

December 18, 2023

Watch: CVA volunteer leaves a legacy of dedication and service

As Beverly Henderson looks back on memories of her late husband Allan, she recalls how service was a part of their lives from the very beginning.  “Three months into our marriage, Allan received a letter, and from then on was in the U.S. military,” Beverly says as she and daughter Sharina flip through photos of… Read more »

December 15, 2023

#VAFail: Veterans wait for care, benefits, while VA officials get bonuses they were not meant to have

A decade after the country learned about unconscionably long wait times at Department of Veterans Affairs health facilities, in some places things have not improved. Other problems also are cropping up. In Stockton, California veterans are waiting months to get medicine. A Hampton, Virginia veteran who went to the ER with chest pains — and,… Read more »

December 8, 2023

#VAFail: The VA is managing community care for unauthorized migrants while actively creating barriers for veterans seeking community care

This may be one of the worst insults to veterans since the Phoenix VA scandal of 2014.  News recently broke that the Department of Veterans Affairs is managing community care and reimbursements for unauthorized migrants while actively keeping veterans from accessing timely, quality care.  According to reports, Immigration and Customs Enforcement contracts with the VA’s… Read more »