The Department of Defense announced this week it will start proactively upgrading the discharge statuses of some veterans kicked out of the military for their sexual orientation and denied benefits ...

Veterans who were kicked out of the military under policies that prohibited gay and lesbian service members would have an expedited way to get their discharge status upgraded or references to their ...

More than 800 former U.S. service members who were kicked out of the military for being gay will automatically have their discharge status upgraded, the Pentagon announced Tuesday. A year after ...

The Pentagon will consider recommending upgrades to the discharges of about 2,000 service members who were separated under the now defunct “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law, defense officials said. The ...

SHREVEPORT, La. — To enjoy veterans’ health benefits, a formerly enlisted Navy sailor sought to upgrade his Other Than Honorable discharge, which he received 17 years ago after less than one year in ...

A fence is decorated with pride flags during a pride month event at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, June 28, 2023. (Airman 1st Class Kylee Tyus/Air Force) Military veterans know that all things ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In partnership with the American Bar Association (ABA), the Bob Woodruff Foundation (BWF) is providing attorneys and advocates who work with veterans free access to the ...

The agreement, if approved by a judge, would let former service members upgrade their discharge status and receive benefits they had been denied. By Aishvarya Kavi Reporting from Washington The ...

Contact: Bryan Lett, 859-442-2067, [email protected] October 23, 2019 DAV Charitable Service Trust donates 1 million dollars to aid veterans discharge upgrade program The Veterans Consortium (TVC) ...

The Department of Defense will start proactively upgrading the discharge statuses of those kicked out of the military under “don’t ask, don’t tell” and prior policies. The Department of Defense ...