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PBS NewsHour: VA Changes Rules for PTSD Claims

IAVA Member Veteran Carolyn Schapper, who served in a military intelligence unit with the Georgia National Guard in Iraq in 2005 and 2006, recently discussed on PBS Newshour with Jim Lehrer the Dept. of Veteran Affair's new rules relaxing evidence requirements for PTSD claims.  


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IAVA in the News   

August 18

MSNBC: Wes Moore discusses Iraq and his book


August 12

Fox 5 DC: IAVA members honored at Washington Nationals game


August 3

NBC 12 AZ: IAVA at the Arizona Diamondbacks Game


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Press Releases   

August 10

Thousands of IAVA Veterans Unite in Baltimore and Washington


August 2

President Obama Says the Right Things for Vets, Now We Need Results


July 29

IAVA Visits White House to Convey Frustrations to President Obama


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Support the Troops: Hire Them!

Three years ago, I got an email from an Iraq veteran from Arlington, Virginia named Joe Tryon. His wife, Melissa, also a disabled combat veteran, was undergoing treatment at Walter Reed. Joe and Melissa are 1 of the more than 115,000 dual-military couples today. Together, they faced countless bureaucratic hurdles and endless red tape as they fought to get Melissa the care she had earned.