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DAV Supports Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020

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As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the veteran unemployment rate across the country has risen exponentially. The combination of job losses, social isolation, and mounting anxiety due to the coronavirus pandemic could hit veterans especially hard in the coming weeks and months. H.R. 7111 and S. 3899, the Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2020, […]

Memorial Day Will Look Different This Year

But still a solemn observance In person Memorial Day Ceremonies and Parades have been suspended this year, but there are many opportunities to read about, view messages and reflect on the importance of remembering those who sacrificed their lives in service to our country. MDVA will be providing a virtual Memorial Day observance which includes […]

VA’s Comprehensive Caregiver Support Program

VA’s Comprehensive Caregiver Support Program was established in 2011 to provide supports and services, such as caregiver education and training, health coverage and a monthly stipend, to primary family caregivers of eligible veterans who were seriously injured in the line of duty on or after September 11, 2001. In March 2020, VA proposed new caregiver […]

HR 6590 To Defer Collection of Certain VA Debts

On April 21, 2020, Representative Chris Pappas (NH), Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, introduced H.R. 6590, to defer collection of certain VA debts during the COVID-19 emergency period. Recently the VA suspended debt collections on newly created debts.  Veterans and dependents with existing debt collections can only stop the […]

HR 6591 to Ensure that Veterans Seeking Emergency COVID-19 Care

Representative Chris Pappas introduced H.R. 6591 to ensure that veterans do not have to worry about seeking emergency COVID-19 care during the current public health emergency. Even under normal circumstances, veterans using the VA health system often experience problems with billing for emergency care because of administrative and bureaucratic hurdles. This can cause a significant […]

Veterans with Dependent Children Must File

The IRS Has Announced That Veterans and Survivors Who Do Not File Federal Taxes, BUT Who Have Dependent Children, Must Make a Special Filing Many veterans who qualify for Economic Impact Payments, and who already filed tax returns for 2018 or 2019, have begun to receive direct deposit payments, and others will soon begin receiving […]

HR6591 for Veterans Seeking Emergency COVID-19 Care

Representative Chris Pappas introduced H.R. 6591 to ensure that veterans do not have to worry about seeking emergency COVID-19 care during the current public health emergency. Even under normal circumstances, veterans using the VA health system often experience problems with billing for emergency care because of administrative and bureaucratic hurdles. This can cause a significant […]

MDVA Opens New Veterans Service Office at MDOT MVA

Veterans and their dependents now have an additional resource to help them apply for benefits and receive other services. The Maryland Department of Veterans Affairs (MDVA), in partnership with the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA), today celebrated the opening of a new Veterans Service Office inside the MDOT MVA Salisbury branch […]

The Veterans Residential Care Choice Act (H.R. 4985)

Representative Rosa DeLauro (CT) introduced The Veterans Residential Care Choice Act (H.R. 4985) a bill that would allow the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay for eligible veterans to live at residential care facilities such as assisted living facilities licensed or certified by the state if the cost of care is lower than it […]

S 2810 The Veterans Hearing Benefits Act of 2019

On November 20, 2019, Senator Tina Smith (MN) introduced S. 2810, the Veterans Hearing Benefits Act of 2019. Currently, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) does not provide a presumption of service connection for hearing loss or tinnitus.  All veterans must establish exposure to acoustic trauma in service, provide a diagnosed hearing loss or tinnitus, […]