The comabt wounded Army veteran will oversee VA cemetery operations and policies if confirmed to the new role. VA leaders have pledged to keep services operating normally, even as several senior staffers depart office. Gulf War veterans and Post-9/11 vets suffereing from leukemia and bladder cancer will get presumptive benefits status under a new decision by VA. The new deal could help tens of thousands of veterans previously kicked out of the ranks under the military's former 'don't ask, don't tell' policy. Department leaders hope to encourage more veterans to look into general wellness treatments by lowering costs for appointments. Veterans Affairs officials are updating their GI Bill eligibility rules in response to a Supreme Court ruling last spring. Amid psychedelic therapy's legalization in Colorado, veterans implored Colorado Springs officials not to pass treatment restrictions. This Congress begins with more members who are military veterans than any session in the last eight years. In this opinion piece, Al Lipphardt of VFW responds to a recent Economist article that labeled veterans' benefits as "absurdly generous." By Al Lipphardt
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