National Association of Department Service Officers - NADSO

https://www.nationalacademies.org/news/va-congress-urged-to-improve-process-for-evaluating-disabilities-related-to-military-sexual-trauma-in-new-report?utm_campaign=32218467-NASEM%20National%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=422834523&utm_content=422834523&utm_source=hs_email

www.nationalacademies.org

See the memo here:

www.hrc.army.mil

Bill aims to stop 'claim sharks' from targeting disabled vets after NPR investigation The bipartisan bill would block companies from using auto-dialers to harvest private information about disabled veterans. The firms charge veterans for a service lawmakers say is supposed to be free.

Good news…

National Veterans Legal Services Program - NVLSP Achieves Major Victory For All Veterans Using Medication To Treat Musculoskeletal Disabilities: VA Cannot Award A Lower Rating For Those Disabilities Based On Any Ameliorative Medication Effects https://nvlsp.org/nvlsp-achieves-major-victory-for-all-veterans-using-medication-to-treat-musculoskeletal-disabilities-va-cannot-award-a-lower-rating-for-those-disabilities-based-on-any-ameliorative-medication-effects/

https://www.vaoig.gov/sites/default/files/document/2026-04/IG%20FRAUD%20WATCH_MARCH%202026%20Tagged.pdf

www.vaoig.gov

There’s an app for CHAMPVA

Manage your CHAMPVA benefits with the CHAMPVA app. Easily verify your coverage, access the CHAMPVA Guide, and locate nearby VA facilities with the Providers feature. https://mobile.va.gov/app/vfmp-champva

In the settlement, the Army agreed to issue a new internal policy defining open-air burn pits located in combat zones as “instrumentalities of war” under 26 U.S.C. § 104(b)(3)(B) for purposes of Army disability determinations. The Army has posted the revised policy on its website.

National Veterans Legal Services Program - NVLSP and Sidley Austin LLP (Official) Settle Class Action Lawsuit with U.S. Army Designating Burn Pits as “Instrumentalities of War” for Medical Retirement Combat-Related Findings https://nvlsp.org/nvlsp-and-sidley-settle-class-action-lawsuit-with-u-s-army-designating-burn-pits-as-instrumentalities-of-war-for-medical-retirement-combat-related-findings/