March 20, 2023, marks the 20-year anniversary of the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).

New legislation has expanded eligibility for VA DIC. If you’re the survivor of a service member who died in the line of duty or a Veteran who died from a service-related injury or illness, you may qualify.

Enrollment is open for VA’s newest life insurance program: Veterans Affairs Life Insurance (VALife).

It’s vital that Veterans have the tools they need to access the benefits they’ve earned and deserve. To help Veterans apply for and receive VA benefits more efficiently, VA’s Office of Information and Technology (OIT), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), and Debt Management Center (DMC) have been working to create innovative technology solutions.

Veterans are getting help filing claims for benefits and services they’ve earned at a series of local events nationwide.

Homeless Coordinators and external stakeholders will learn what VA is doing to assist Veterans experiencing homelessness during the Virtual Homeless and Justice-Involved Veteran Outreach Symposium March 30, from noon to 3:30 p.m. EST.

VBA is sponsoring a virtual Women Veterans Symposium March 9. The symposium will feature speakers covering VA benefits, services and resources available to the women Veteran population.

Adobe has updated the certificates that enable fillable PDF forms in Adobe Reader. Rather than using a form saved locally, please go to the public-facing VA Forms website and download the latest form.

The PACT Act expands benefits, health care, and services to Veterans and their survivors, who were exposed to environmental toxins such as Agent Orange in Vietnam, burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan, or other herbicides or radiation exposures in other places around the world where Veterans served.

Beginning March 1, service members and qualifying Veterans will have access to increased life insurance coverage of up to $500,000 under two programs: Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) and Veterans’ Group Life Insurance (VGLI).

VA will be publishing the PACT Act Performance Dashboard every other Friday to measure the implementation of PACT Act and showcase its impact on Veterans and survivors.

Are you planning to buy a home with your VA home loan benefits? The first thing you need to do is request your VA home loan Certificate of Eligibility (COE).