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Texas veteran: The VA shows cold indifference to the plight of veterans. I expect Texas lawmakers to change that

The Department of Veterans Affairs is entrusted with a sacred duty: to care for those who wore the uniform in service to this country. Caring for veterans includes managing the country’s largest health care system of VA facilities around the country. As a veteran of the U.S. Army, the spouse of a Marine, and a… Read more »

By Jessica Villarreal
Tuesday, February 21st 2023

Russ Duerstine: Congress should focus on veterans health care and foreign policy

Politicians are often “champions” for veterans and military families on the campaign trail, but will that carry over into the new Congress?  CVA Executive Director Russ Duerstine recently argued veterans health care and foreign policy should matter to members of the 118th Congress.  Russ wrote in The Hill:  For too long, veterans who receive their… Read more »

By Emilye Bell
Monday, February 6th 2023

#VAFail: Veteran’s arm has to be amputated after receiving poor care at Baltimore VA

When veterans visit a Veterans Affairs emergency room, they expect to be treated with the care and attention they deserve. But for a Baltimore-area veteran, that wasn’t the case.  A recent VA Office of Inspector General report details the tragic story.  The veteran went to the Baltimore VA emergency room with pain in his hand… Read more »

By Emilye Bell
Wednesday, February 1st 2023

Florida veteran explains how the state can lead the way on VA reform

Hundreds of thousands of veterans make Florida their home, and lawmakers in the state have made caring for veterans a top priority over the years. CVA Coalitions Director and U.S. Army veteran Jimmie T. Smith hopes to see that continue in the new Congress. Jimmie made his case for more VA reforms in a recent… Read more »

By Emilye Bell
Monday, January 30th 2023

#VAFail: The VA is actively withholding documents that could reveal more wait-time manipulation

Since 2021, Americans for Prosperity Foundation has been fighting to force the Department of Veterans Affairs to comply with a series of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests that seek information about wait times for veterans seeking medical appointments from VA facilities. So far, AFPF has been met with barrier after barrier stood up by… Read more »

By Emilye Bell
Tuesday, January 17th 2023

Did you miss this? Five big VA reforms passed in last year’s lame-duck session.

Congress often races to the finish line at the end of the year, leaving many Americans missing significant legislation and resolutions it has passed. Last year was no exception. At the end of 2022, lost among all the news of the lame-duck session and government funding bills, important legislation was passed to protect veterans –… Read more »

By Emilye Bell
Monday, January 9th 2023

CVA looks back at biggest wins of 2022 and prepares for 2023

It’s that time of year again — when we at Concerned Veterans for America look back at our biggest wins and start preparing for what we can accomplish together in the year ahead. Russia’s immoral invasion of Ukraine caused us to shift our priorities and adapt quickly to address poor foreign policy decisions. We continued… Read more »

By Concerned Veterans for America
Wednesday, December 21st 2022