News Legion: Congress missing chance to help veterans Honoring Our Promise to America’s Veterans Act, which would have provided funding to Veterans Benefits Administration, fails to pass House Tuesday. Oct 02, 2013 Oct 02, 2013
News VA releases shutdown field guide to services Many Department of Veterans Affairs’ services will remain available through the federal government shutdown; stopped immediately. Oct 01, 2013 Oct 01, 2013
News VA benefits in peril if government shuts down VA warns that funding for veterans benefits will run out by late October if the federal government shuts down. Sep 30, 2013 Sep 30, 2013
News Are fully developed claims helping veterans? Congress checked in with The American Legion and other VSOs to see how VA’s fully developed claims program is coming along. Sep 12, 2013 Sep 12, 2013
News Sanders chairs testimony session; defends VA Chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee says VA doing ‘good job’ despite criticism. Sep 11, 2013 Sep 11, 2013
Video Shinseki renews vow to break backlog VA secretary tells Legionnaires that all claims undecided a year or longer will be processed by end of the year, targets 2015 for full elimination. Aug 28, 2013 Aug 28, 2013