Air Carrier Access Amendments Act Re-Introduced in House and Senate
On March 6th, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Representative Jim Langevin (D-RI) introduced the Air Carrier Access Amendments Act of 2019 (S. 669 / H.R. 1549).
PVA National President David Zurfluh Testifies Before Congress
On March 7th, PVA National President David Zurfluh testified before a joint session of the Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs Committees.
UnstoppABLE
Celebrating leaders who help veterans, revealing a new PSA and more were all part of PVA’s 2018 Mission: ABLE Awards By PVA Communications Staff “Together … WE are UnstoppABLE.” That was the message greeting attendees when they arrived at this year’s Paralyzed Veterans of America’s Mission: ABLE Awards. Honorable guests such as United Services Automobile Association (USAA) […]
Cleveland Checkup
Paralyzed Veterans of America’s VA medical facility site visit team works to help veterans with spinal-cord injury and disease receive the best care possible By John Groth Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Associate Director of Medical Services Angela Weir, RN, has one simple way of staying meticulously organized during a site visit — an array of […]
History of the United States Air Force
Celebrating the United States Air Force birthday
NVWG Wraps Up
The final day of the 38th National Veterans Wheelchair Games wraps up in Orlando
Celebrating 243 Years of U.S. Army
The U.S. Army’s birthday is today, and we are celebrating with the history of how the Army got started 243 years ago By Courtney Cooper A fan of Team Army waves the Army flag during the cycling competition at the 2018 DoD Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo. on June 7, 2018. (Photo by Courtney […]
Ways to Honor Memorial Day
Here are some ways you can honor Memorial Day throughout the weekend By Courtney Cooper The U.S. flag flies over the opening ceremony at the 2017 DoD Warrior Games in Chicago, Ill. (Photo by Courtney Cooper) Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday that honors the fallen military personnel. The holiday falls on the last […]
Historic Caregiver Expansion Passed
House of Representatives passed the “VA MISSION Act of 2018” by a vote of 347-70. The legislation now heads to the Senate By PVA National Staff On May 16th, the House of Representatives passed the “VA MISSION Act of 2018” by a vote of 347-70. The legislation now heads to the Senate. This historic, bipartisan […]
PVA Participating in “Dry Run” of Appeals Modernization
The President signed into law the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act, also known as the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) By PVA National Staff In response to the growing backlog at the Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA), the President signed into law the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act, also known as the Appeals Modernization […]