NVF President Shad Meshad hand delivered a letter to Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs Bob Filner urging him to introduce legislation to correct a horrifying, unintended consequence of a 2007 Supreme Court decision that is preventing Veterans from filing their benefit claims and appeals. more

A shortage of facilities and prohibitively long distances have kept the Army from providing treatment to soldiers with post-traumatic stress disorder.  more

The National Veterans Foundation is proud to be working with HBO on The Pacific video tribute campaign and invites you to thank our veterans and active military. more

So far, over 1.9 million Veterans have returned from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The unemployment rate for Veterans of all ages was 10.2 percent in 2009. Younger Veterans have historically had a harder time finding jobs than their older counterparts, because they have had less time to acquire job experience and training.  more

Approximately 175,000 to 210,000 Veterans of the 1991 war have reported a consistent pattern of symptoms that include gastrointestinal trouble, headaches, joint pain, memory loss, muscle aches, rashes, and sleep disorders.  more

In honor of our World War II Veterans and the 65th Anniversary of the raising of the American flag at Iwo Jima, the National Veterans Foundation announces the release of Semper Fi, an historical tribute to the courage, valor, and sacrifice of the U.S. heroes who turned the tide of World War II, and paved the way to victory.  more

The DVA will hire an estimated 4,000 claims processors with part of it's unprecedented 27% increase in budget. 2011 claims processing not expected to increase, however.  more

More troops are coming home from combat deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan and ending up in legal trouble, and some state and federal judges are choosing to be lenient based on these soldiers’ and Veterans’ service and wartime experiences.  more

Veterans Network recently taped it's sixth Veterans Legislation Report hosted by U.S. Congressman Bob Filner, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs.  more