United States Department of Veterans Affairs

VBA Newsletters

VBA Today is a monthly newsletter designed to provide essential benefits information to our customers.


Current Issue June 2012
  • Transformation Initiative Rollout Expands
  • eBenefits Wizard Speeds Registration
  • VA Insurance Wins Award for Plain Language
  April 2012
  • VBA Tackles Veterans Homelessness
  • Warriors to Work Pilot Program
  • More Efficient Claims Processing
March 2012
  • Home Loan Modifcations Are Now Easier
  • New Process to Improve Claims Quality
  • 500 Veterans Receive Job Offers at VA Career Fair
January 2012
  • VONAPP Direct Connect Enables Veterans to add Dependents, Change Marital Status & More
  • Additional Help Available through State Benefits
  • Two New Home Loan Programs Help Homeless Veterans
December 2011
  • Clothing Allowance Eligibility Expands Criteria
  • VMLI Coverage Increased to $150,000
  • Women Veterans Coordinators Provide Outreach
  November 2011
  • Happy Veterans Day!
  • Draft Gulf War Task Force report is released
  • 1-800 No need to hold, VBA implements virtual callback
October 2011
  • Providing Veterans With Meaningful Careers
  • New Online List of Ships Associated with Agent Orange Exposure
  • Over $2.2 Billion in Retroactive Benefits Paid to Veterans
August 2011
  • New Look
  • The Benefit of eBenefits
  • Military Sexual Trauma
  July 2011
  • Allison Hickey, Under Secretary for Benefits - Transformation Through Leadership
  • eBenefits
  June 2011
  • Happy 236th Birthday Army
  • Remembering D-Day
  • Caregiver Assistance
  May 2011
  • Support Services Division - VBA's Unsung Heroes in the Field
  • PTSD Coach Mobile App
  • Benefits in Brief
 
  April 2011
  • American Prisoners of War
  • VetSuccess on Campus
  • Remembering WWI
 
  March 2011
  • Women's History Month - Women in the Military
  • TeleBenefits Pilot Program
  • Who's Who Recognition Program
 
  February 2011
  • Buffalo Soldiers Twenty-Fifth Infantry Regiment
  • Post-9/11 GI Bill
  • Benefits Delivery at Discharge
 
  January 2011
  • Replacing Important Documents
  • Disability Benefits Questionnaires - DBQs
  • New Outreach Initiative
 
  December 2010
  • Overseas Military Services Coordinator Program
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
  • Educational and Vocational Counseling
  November 2010
  • Honoring Native Americans duirng American Indian and Alaskan Native Heritage Month
  • Agent Orange Update
  October 2010
  • Announces the new Veterans Benefits Administration business line, Benefits Assistance Service
  • Discusses eBenefits features