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President Trump reinstates GI Bill benefits to Veterans discharged for refusing COVID vaccine

Veterans who believe they were discharged inappropriately or believe their personnel records still reflect an error may request a review. Once Veterans receive official notification that their discharge status has been upgraded to fully honorable, they can submit a new education benefit claim to VA.

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*VA reduces backlog of Veterans waiting for VA benefits by 57%*

The backlog of Veterans waiting for VA compensation and pension benefits has dropped by more than 57% since the start of the second Trump Administration. The backlog reduction was made possible through a series of record-breaking production milestones.

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VA houses largest number of homeless Veterans in seven years 

VA permanently housed 51,936 homeless Veterans across the country in fiscal year 2025. That’s the department’s best performance since it began tracking the number of individual Veterans permanently housed instead of the total number of permanent housing placements, ensuring a more accurate count of the number of Veterans helped.

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*VA pulls the plug on $77 million EV-charger earmark*

VA has terminated a mandate to spend $77 million on electric vehicle charging stations at VA facilities. The money will instead be redirected to critical health care construction projects.

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VA Resources, we're here for you.

* For any questions or requests, 1-800-MyVA411 [ tel:18006982411 ] (1-800-698-2411 [ tel:18006982411 ]) is always the right number.
* Veterans Crisis Line [ [link removed] ]: 988 [ tel:988 ] and press 1, Chat [ [link removed] ], or Text 838255
* Vet Centers [ [link removed] ]: 1-877-927-8387 [ tel:18779278387 ]
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Upcoming VA Events

VA hosts free events around the country for Veterans and their families, caregivers and survivors. Check out the weekly outreach events calendar to find an event near you.

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Jobs for Veterans

Employers from around the country are looking to hire Veterans. Get info about more than 80 openings across the nation and multiple career fairs below.

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Check out hundreds of discounts and deals available to Veterans, service members and retirees.  

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