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SmokefreeVET is an innovative, text message smoking cessation program that provides daily tips and encouragement to support Veterans who are trying to stop smoking. Cell phones are generally always with you and always on, which makes them a convenient way to deliver messages and health-related information, particularly on stopping smoking. VA’s Veterans Health Administration created SmokefreeVET in
Read moreThere are two ways to file a VA compensation claim: print the 526EZ and mail/fax it, or submit it electronically through VA and DoD’s eBenefits web portal. Most Veterans opt for the former, cross their fingers, and hope for the best. But unless you are just leaving the military, with well-documented and easily accessible service
Read moreVeterans Affairs Canada will open and staff offices in Charlottetown, Sydney, Corner Brook, Windsor, Thunder Bay, Saskatoon, Brandon, Prince George, Surrey and Kelowna by May 2017. Office Opening date Corner Brook, NL July 5, 2016 Brandon, MB October 21, 2016 Kelowna, BC November 2016 Sydney, NS November 2016 Charlottetown, PE November 2016 Saskatoon, SK
Read moreAgent Orange was a blend of tactical herbicides the U.S. military sprayed from 1962 to 1971 during the Vietnam War to remove the leaves of trees and other dense tropical foliage that provided enemy cover. The U.S. Department of Defense developed tactical herbicides specifically to be used in “combat operations.” They were not commercial grade
Read moreThe topic of suicide is a difficult conversation to have, but preventing Veteran suicide is a conversation experts at the Department of Veterans Affairs have every day. Their work is constant and their commitment to our Veterans in crisis is 24-hours-a-day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Last year, the Veterans Crisis Line
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