Home of the Brave Foundation
Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Friday, August 16, 2013
The Home of the Brave Foundation, Inc. is in contract negotiations with God’s Way to Recovery to lease a property which will be used by The Home of the Brave to establish a female veteran’s transitional living facility. The God’s Way to Recovery property located at 9 Causey Avenue in Milford, Delaware was used by God’s Way to Recovery as a homeless male transitional living facility. Once negotiations are completed the goal is to sign a lease in the fall of 2013 and welcome the first homeless female veteran in the winter of 2013/2014. Fundraising efforts are underway to ensure this pilot program is successfully launched.
VA Reaches Out to Veterans About the Health Care Law
Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 6, 2013
The Department of Veterans Affairs has launched an awareness campaign and a new website, www.va.gov/aca, to let Veterans know what the Affordable Care Act means for them and their families. Veterans receiving health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs will see no change in their benefits or out-of-pocket costs when portions of the Affordable Care Act take effect next year.
VA Grants up to One Year of Retroactive Disability Compensation for Original Fully Developed Claims
Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Thursday, August 1, 2013
Veterans who file their very first (original) disability compensation claim as an FDC from Aug. 6, 2013 through Aug. 5, 2015 may be authorized up to a year of retroactive benefits if eligibility for compensation is established.
Delaware Proclaimed as a Purple Heart State
Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2013
The 147th General Assembly passes House Joint Resolution No. 8, proclaiming Delaware as a Purple Heart State.
VA Starts Campaign to Raise PTSD Awareness
Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2013
In observance of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) awareness month, the Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD invites the public to participate in its “Take the Step” campaign.
