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News from the Department of Veterans Affairs

Press Releases

VA's Appeals Modernization Act takes effect today: New law streamlines department's current claims and appeals process for Veterans (2/19/2019)

Today the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it has implemented the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017, which was signed into law Aug. 23, 2017, and represents one of the most significant statutory changes to benefit Veterans in decades.

VA's ?Better Starts Today' campaign challenges Veterans to ditch smokeless tobacco (2/19/2019)

WASHINGTON - Today the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it will mark the annual Great American Spit Out on Feb. 21, calling attention to the dangers of using smokeless tobacco, with its 'Better Starts Today' campaign.

VA publishes interim final rule on cash-out home loans to further protect Veterans (2/19/2019)

WASHINGTON - Today the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it has published an interim final rule relating to VA-guaranteed cash-out refinance loans to further protect Veteran home-loan borrowers from predatory lending practices.

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