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Military Benefits Changes and Updates 2024

VA Expands Benefits To Veterans Without Honorable Discharges

Update: The Pentagon has completed a review of military discharges under Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. That process resulted in many military discharge upgrades for qualifying servicemembers kicked out of the military under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. According to a Pentagon news release, more than “96% of those administratively separated” under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” who… Read more »

DoD Pilot Program for PCSing Family Members with Children

Permanent change-of-station moves require military families to pack up their homes and move to a new base and neighborhood. Once the family gets to the new assignment, the process of finding essential services, including military-friendly childcare, begins. The childcare aspect can be challenging for incoming families, but the Department of Defense launched a pilot program… Read more »

VA Pilot Program Supports Law Firms Serving Veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced a grant program to help legal groups offering help to veterans. Described as a pilot program (with the potential to become a permanent feature later), the VA provides grants to legal clinics, focusing on assisting veterans who did not receive honorable discharges in accessing VA disability payments, college tuition… Read more »

Emergency Medical Care Options for Veterans Expanded

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has expanded veterans’ access to emergency care via a nationwide tele-emergency care (tele-EC) service. This initiative, announced in a late September VA press release, helps qualifying veterans enrolled in VA health care remotely connect with emergency care providers through VA Health Connect or the VA Health Chat app. The… Read more »

Government Shutdown Averted For Now

Military paychecks were potentially due to stop coming in October because of lawmakers’ inability to find a solution to fund the federal government, but that has been delayed for now. Under a stopgap funding measure passed in the last full week of September 2024, the government will stay open for a while longer. The House… Read more »

House and Senate Approve VA Emergency Funding

The House and Senate have approved a $3 billion supplemental funding bill that prevents the Department of Veterans Affairs from having a lapse in veteran benefit payments. That comes despite lawmakers’ complaints that the VA has been less than transparent or timely about its budgetary needs. Federal News Network reports some lawmakers are unhappy with… Read more »

Pentagon Announces Military Quality of Life Reforms

The Pentagon has announced a series of proposed new programs and goals to improve military quality of life for service members and families. These were announced via an official announcement titled “Our Enduring Duty to America’s Service Members and Their Families,” with  Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin describing the initiatives that are part of… Read more »

Federal Budget Impasse Threatens Military Programs, Benefits

In 2025, the federal government is having no better luck passing a defense budget than it did the year before. In a letter to Congress, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned that passing a temporary spending bill instead of the full 2025 budget would severely harm the Defense Department. The potential fallout from resorting to a… Read more »

VA Announces Grants to Help End Veteran Homelessness

The Department of Veterans Affairs has provided over $800 million in grants in 2024 to help end veteran homelessness. This money is set aside for community agencies that serve veterans rather than being paid directly to the veterans themselves. Working with such agencies is a key part of the VA outreach program to help end… Read more »