House Bill 9237 (H.R. 9237), known as the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act, and its Senate counterpart, S. 4774, are major pieces of legislation introduced in the 119th Congress to modify Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits and health care. The legislation has sparked significant debate, drawing strong pushback from veterans’ service organizations like … Read more
Each spring, VVMF works with the Department of Defense to update the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. This sacred responsibility ensures that The Wall continues to tell the fullest, most accurate story possible of those who served and sacrificed during the Vietnam War. This year, there were no new name additions to The Wall, and the total … Read more
March 30 is National Vietnam War Veterans Day. A number of organizations are sponsoring events throughout the Country. Below are some events in Texas. If your chapter is sponsoring an event or you know of an event in Texas, let us know so we can post it. March 30, Kaufman, Texas
The latest issue of the annual Agent Orange Newsletter is now available Find it here. This newsletter provides information for Vietnam Veterans and their families. In this issue, read about: Update your mailing address with VA Join the Camp Lejeune Historic Drinking Water Notification Database How to File a VA Disability Claim Vietnam Veterans – … Read more
The VA Million Veteran Program (MVP) is one of the world’s largest healthcare-focused biobanks and research programs. What it does: MVP collects genetic samples, health information, and lifestyle data from volunteer Veterans to study how genes, lifestyle, and military experiences affect health and illness. The goal is to learn how to predict, treat, and prevent … Read more
Help In Determining Your VA Rating The VA uses a non-additive method to calculate combined disability ratings. It starts with the highest individual rating, then applies the others sequentially to the remaining “healthy” percentage of the veteran, and rounds the final result to the nearest 10%. Here’s a breakdown: Start with the highest disability rating: For example, … Read more
Changes Make It Easier For Texas Veterans In Business Acting Texas State Comptroller Kelly Hancock has sharply curtailed a 30-year-old program designed to give women- and minority-owned businesses a boost when they compete for state contracts, narrowing it instead to enterprises operated by military veterans with service-connected disabilities. See this article in the Austin Statesman … Read more
The Supreme Court has approved Texas’s GOP-favoring district map for the 2026 midterm elections. The judges argued that the challengers did not prove that race was the primary motive for the redistricting and did not provide an alternative map that would yield the same partisan outcome without racial considerations. Moreover, the judges said the lower court … Read more
The following is from VVA National VVA Salutes Formal Recognition of End of Vietnam War by Senators Moran and Duckworth (Washington, D.C.) — Vietnam Veterans of America salutes Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kans.) and Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), chairman and member of the Senate Committee for Veterans Affairs, for introducing on the Senate floor today a resolution … Read more
Drug used to treat PTSD nightmares recalled for cancer risk FYI. Article from November 6, 25 Task & Purpose daily e-newsletter. PATTY NIEBERG PUBLISHED NOV 6, 2025 11:48 AM EST The Food and Drug Administration said some batches of Prazosin, which VA doctors often prescribe to treat PTSD nightmares, had high levels of cancer-causing agents. A … Read more