Opinion: Protect the Well-Being of Missouri’s Veterans
Advocacy
Published on March 22, 2024
An imminent concern demanding greater attention involves certain states, such as California, encroaching upon the federal system concerning disability benefits for veterans.
Rather than allowing our veterans to tap help from the private sector, a cadre of lawmakers are working to limit the resources available to them.
On June 14, 2024, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) took a significant step in supporting our nation's veterans by adding three new cancer types to the list of presumed service-connected disabilities caused by military environmental exposure under the PACT Act.