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Veterans Organizations Score Victory for Vietnam Vets Suffering from Agent Orange Diseases, VA Ordered to Publish New Compensation Rules in 30 Days

Paralyzed Veterans of America, National Veterans Legal Services Program, Non Commissioned Officers Association, & United Spinal Association/VetsFirst Win Court Order.

The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) met for the first time under the Obama Administration. U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki chaired the meeting.

The mission of the USICH is to coordinate the federal response to homelessness.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki has announced that 40 states will share more than $41.9 million in grants to community groups to provide 2,568 beds for homeless veterans this year.

Officials announced that the 2011 Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) for military retirees, disabled veterans, and social security recipients will be zero for the second year in a row.

We know that understanding your military benefits can be a difficult thing to accomplish. The kids are screaming, you're packing up for deployment, you just don't have time to read the "handbook" and figure out the jargon.