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Veteran golfers tee it up at Battle Creek
The first session of PGA HOPE for 2024 included nearly 25 golfers, offering them a chance to learn something new.
NCA adds options for commemorative plaques and urns
Beginning June 10, families of deceased and cremated Veterans can apply to receive commemorative plaques or urns from VA if they do not want to inter their loved ones in a VA National Cemetery or receive a government-furnished headstone, marker or medallion for placement in any cemetery.
Veterans: New website for ordering contact lenses
Veterans Canteen Service introduces online service for ordering contact lenses, a quick and convenient way to get prescription contacts
VA celebrates five years of appeals modernization
The AMA allows Veterans to decide which method of claim decision review is best for them, depending on the circumstances of their claim.
VA to expand health care coverage to Veteran family members and caregivers through CHAMPVA
VA will soon expand coverage for medical services, including mental health care, for family members and primary family caregivers participating in the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA).

The VA Health and Benefits mobile app puts your VA health and benefit information and resources at your fingertips — anywhere, anytime! For your security, the app requires you to enter the same login credentials you use for VA.gov.

Veterans receive support and benefits at PACT Act event
Hundreds of Veterans attended an event aimed at providing support and assistance through the VA PACT Act.
The PACT Act: 2024 Expanded Health Care Eligibility toolkit
VA has prepared this PACT Act Stakeholder Toolkit for you to use and share information about VA’s expansion of health care eligibility for Veterans.
Battle Creek VA Outreach team conducted over 70 PACT Act information events
Battle Creek VA's outreach team crafted a comprehensive communications plan to reach primarily rural Veterans for PACT Act information events.
More than 1,000 Veterans apply for PACT Act benefits
More than 1,000 Veterans attended three-day PACT Act claims clinics in Colorado Springs
ICYMI: VFW, VVA and VA Live event cover PACT Act benefits and eligibility
Recently, VA joined Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) and Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) live on Facebook to discuss PACT Act benefits eligibility, who is impacted and what Veterans need to do now.

Make your resume shine with these important tips
May 28, 2024

Show what you know with a professional, organized resume and get started on a path to a VA career.
How to talk and write about Veteran suicide prevention
May 28, 2024

If you create content for Veterans or their supporters, it’s important to know how to effectively talk about Veteran suicide and prevention.
Hiring Veterans: Jobs of the week for May 27, 2024
May 28, 2024

Each week, we receive job announcements from employers and employment websites—including RallyPoint, VetJobs and HireMilitary—looking to hire Veterans. This post contains links to job listings for the week of May 27, 2024. Each week, we’ll continue to post relevant and timely listings as we receive them, and for the locations listed.
Rapid recovery – massed treatment for PTSD
May 27, 2024

Drs. Colleen Becket-Davenport and Jennifer Schuster Wachen discuss massed treatments for PTSD
Tragedy leads to successful law enforcement career
May 27, 2024

A family tragedy prompts Air Force Veteran to become VA police officer.
NCA’s Cemetery Restoration Project thrives
May 27, 2024

NCA's Cemetery Restoration Project educates communities about private cemetery owners and the caretakers who honor and memorialize Veterans buried without headstones. The restoration project also restores these private resting places to reflect the dignity and honor these Veterans deserve for their service and sacrifice to our nation.