WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Jon Retzer, deputy national legislative director of Disabled American Veterans, from an Oct. 29, 2025, hearing entitled "Putting Veterans First: Is the Current VA Disability System Keeping Its Promise?": * * * Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal and members of the Committee: Thank you for inviting DAV (Disabled American Veterans) to testify today about the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Daniel M. Gade, former lieutenant colonel at the U.S. Army, from an Oct. 29, 2025, hearing entitled "Putting Veterans First: Is the Current VA Disability System Keeping Its Promise?": * * * Ladies and Gentlemen: Thank you for the opportunity to testify on the VA disability compensation system. My testimony will differ from most you've heard. I am a member of no veterans service organization and hav  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Jeremy Villanueva, associate legislative director of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, from an Oct. 29, 2025, hearing entitled "Putting Veterans First: Is the Current VA Disability System Keeping Its Promise?": * * * Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and members of the committee, I appreciate the opportunity to speak with you today on behalf of Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) about the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Veterans Affairs Inspector General Cheryl Mason from an Oct. 29, 2025, hearing entitled "Putting Veterans First: Is the Current VA Disability System Keeping Its Promise?": * * * Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to discuss the role of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) in combating fraud in the compensation and pension programs   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by Ryan Gallucci, executive director of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., from an Oct. 29, 2025, hearing entitled "Putting Veterans First: Is the Current VA Disability System Keeping Its Promise?": * * * Chairman Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, members of the committee, on behalf of the men and women of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States (VFW) and its Auxiliary, I would like to  more