Posted on Aug 7, 2024
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DAV is an organization of veterans helping veterans.
The reasons are as individual as our members. Some join for the fellowship at our more than 1,200 local chapters. Some for the inspiring national events. Others for opportunities to serve their fellow veterans and their families. And many join to continue the fight to support the rights and benefits of all veterans. DAV understands the needs of veterans because we are veterans—1 million strong. We invite you to join our cause.
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DAV is extremely disappointed and alarmed by VA’s decision to issue an Interim Final Rule today that could potentially reduce disability compensation for millions of disabled veterans. The new regulation would allow VA to reduce disability compensation ratings for veterans who take medications to control their conditions or reduce their symptoms.
The rule—which disregards clear decisions from the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Jones v. Shinseki, 26 Vet. App. 56 (2012) & Ingram v. Collins, 38 Vet. App. 130 (2025)—was developed and issued in a closed and unnecessarily expedited process that effectively shut out veterans from providing any meaningful input.
It is unclear if and how VA is implementing this dramatic change and how it will impact the more than 6 million veterans currently receiving disability compensation, most of whom are taking at least one medication.
Members of Pennsylvania Chapter 76 and their family members visited with residents at the Southwestern Veterans Center as part of last year’s DAV Community Impact Day.
Chapter member Amber Borders, who regularly volunteers at the assisted-living facility, organized the event, which included festive decorations, snacks, cooking classes, and arts and crafts.
“We just want to bring something a little bit enjoyable for them to do, something interactive, and some people that will love and care on them,” she said.
Borders’ two children, daughter Adalynn, 9, and son Greyson, 5, volunteer, too. She said they both love going and help plan the visits.
“They ask me when is the next time we can go,” Borders said. “We make it a whole event each time.”
Her children aren’t going to be the only people joining her on the next visit. Because of this experience, several others have already committed to going along.
We’re hosting another DAV Community Impact Day this spring! Take the pledge at communityimpactday.org and make an impact on April 4, 2026!
This Presidents Day, DAV recognizes all of the U.S. presidents who answered the call to serve in uniform before leading the nation in the executive branch. From General Washington’s service during the Revolutionary War to more recent presidents who helped lead America to victory in World War II, their military service helped shape the values that they brought to the presidency.
In total, 31 presidents have worn the U.S. military uniform, representing both the Army and Navy, several state militias, reserve components of the military, and even the National Guard.