History

Veteran Warriors™ envisions a just and equitable system where the Department of Veterans Affairs transforms from an adversarial process into a collaborative partnership that honors all who served and those who stood beside them.  In this future, veterans, caregivers, families, and survivors experience reduced wait times for both care and benefits, supported by cooperative providers who prioritize dignity and respect.  Disability ratings consider all factors and reflect the complex realities of veterans’ conditions, rather than dismissing them through misinterpretations such as pyramiding.  Caregivers receive inclusive caregiver support, surviving families are safeguarded with survivor benefits that provide lasting financial security, and all veterans and families affected by toxic exposure gain full recognition and accountability.  Transparent processes, holistic evaluations, and a genuine commitment to “err on the side of the veteran” ensure that fairness, dignity, and justice are lived realities for every veteran, caregiver, family member, and survivor across all eras of service.

​

​

​

​

We believe that all veterans, caregivers, families, and survivors, across every era of service, deserve fair, timely, and equitable access to the care, benefits, services, and recognition they have earned.

 

We are dedicated to ensuring that the VA Caregiver Program serves all it was intended to serve, free of unnecessary restrictions, and with strengthened benefits that meet the evolving needs of caregivers across all eras and reflect the daily sacrifices caregivers make.

 

We are committed to ensuring survivor benefits are strengthened to provide consistent, livable support that honors the sacrifice of the veteran and sustains the dignity of those left behind. These benefits must reflect the true cost of living, particularly in cases where the surviving spouse was also the caregiver and relied on the veteran’s compensation. No family who has borne the burden of service should face financial insecurity in its aftermath.

 

We strive to expand recognition and accountability for all individuals affected by toxic exposure, with appropriate adjudication by the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), comprehensive training, proper implementation of effective dates, and access to long-term care and compensation.

​

​Through advocacy, assistance, education, navigation, outreach, research, supportive services, and systemic reform, we aim to build a future where no one who served or stood beside them is ever forgotten, underserved, or left to fight alone.

​

​​

​​

In our efforts to address the individual needs of the Veteran community, rather than a "one size fits all," we set an annual agenda for primary focus areas.  However, we address all aspects of Veteran, caregiver, family, survivor, and military-related needs. 

​

Two of our most significant projects currently are the VA Caregiver Program and Toxic Exposure, but we assist veteran families with all aspects of interacting with the VA.

 

The VA Caregiver Support Program provides a range of services to family caregivers.  We help Veterans and their caregivers with applications, navigation, representation, and understanding of the evaluations and operational processes.  We also guide appeals of incorrect adverse decisions, denial of participation, or inappropriate assignment to the level of care required following our thorough review of the medical records and the veteran's needs and eligibility.

 

We are active participants in a Toxic Exposure Task Force (TEAM Coalition) along with other Military Service Organizations (MSOs) and Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs). We provide expert and personal testimony regarding Burn Pits/Toxic Exposure.  This includes specialization in the dangers of exposure and the illnesses that may result, as well as working with others to shape and enact the required legislation and inform the necessary Veterans Health Administration (VHA) care for affected veterans. 

Assistance with navigating the VHA is needed to ensure veterans receive the care they require - and have earned.

 

Transitioning service members, families, survivors, and Veterans of all eras are supported by our team with a consistent point of contact to provide answers and assistance. VA Care is comprehensive but can also be intimidating to family members seeking healthcare for their veteran, and this is another way Veteran Warriors step in to help.