Disabled American Veterans Mt. Diablo Chapter 154

Calling all Women Veterans: it's time to celebrate you! RSVP for our first Women Veterans Spring Tea at https://bit.ly/2MW8rPr. All are welcome!

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the veteran unemployment rate across the country has risen exponentially. For many veterans, the inability to support them...selves and care for their families has been especially difficult. https://dav.quorum.us/campaign/30934/ S. 134 and H.R. 637, the Veterans Economic Recovery Act of 2021, is a bipartisan and bicameral bill that would create an education program for unemployed veterans across the country. This legislation would provide 12 months of educational benefits to pursue training in high-demand fields through the Rapid Retraining Program. This new program would mirror current post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits, with both tuition funding and a housing stipend on par with full-time students. The program would be open to 35,000 unemployed veterans who lost their jobs due to the pandemic and are not eligible for any other VA educational program. It would also expand the VET TEC program (Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses for Training Providers) to assist transitioning service members. DAV supports this legislation in accordance with DAV Resolution Nos. 202 and 313, which call for adequate funding for existing training programs and the adoption of programs that remove barriers and provide adequate employment education. Please help us support this important legislation by asking your Senators and Representative to cosponsor these bills aimed at reducing the number of unemployed veterans by providing 35,000 veterans with education and employment services. Thank you for participating in the DAV Commander’s Action Network.

DAV strongly supports H.R. 303 as it would end the unfair policy of forcing many military longevity retirees to forfeit some of their retired pay in order to re...ceive equal amounts of disability compensation from the VA. This legislation is in accord with DAV Resolution No. 002 and would eliminate the barrier to concurrent receipt for all longevity retirees. Please use the prepared letter or draft your own to urge your Representative to support and cosponsor H.R. 303. As always, we appreciate your support for DAV and thank you for participating in DAV CAN.

When Marine Corps veteran Robert Jordan received a cancer diagnosis due to Agent Orange exposure, his path to benefits was met with road blocks. DAV stepped in to help get him a quick decision, so this veteran could finally focus on healing.

COVID-19 vaccines at VA The VA working closely with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other federal partners to provide COVID-19 vaccines to Veterans and VA health care personnel. They know you have a lot of questions, and information is changing quickly. Please check back often for updates. The VA willcontinue to update the linked page below as they have new information to offer.