November 19, 2009
Statement of Adrian M. Atizado - DAV presents it’s views on the VA’s Health Care Effectiveness through Resource Optimization ( HERO) project before the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs (PDF)
November 19, 2009
Statement of John L. Wilson - DAV’s views on the Department of Veterans Affairs Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) Grant Program, the Special Housing Adaption Grant Program (SHA), and the Temporary Residence Assistance (TRA) Grant Program (PDF)
November 15, 2009
John L. Wilson - Post-Hearing Questions(For the Record) from House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs’ oversight hearing on “Honoring The Fallen: How Can We Better Serve America’s Veteran’s and Their Families?” held on September 24, 2009 (PDF)
November 9, 2009
John L. Wilson - Post-Hearing Questions (For the Record) from the House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Legislative Hearing. September 24, 2009 (PDF)
November 4, 2009
Statement of Adrian M. Atizado - DAV addresses Gulf War Illness before the House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation (PDF)
October 21, 2009
Statement (for the Record) of Joy I. Ilem - DAV’s views on S.977, S. 1118, S. 1155, S. 1204, S. 1237, S. 1310, S. 1427, S. 1429, S. 1444, S. 1547, S. 1518, S. 1607, before the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs (PDF)
October 15, 2009
Statement of Adrian Atizado - DAV’s views on inappropriate billing practices by the Department of Veterans Affairs before the House Subcommittee on Health (PDF)
October 8, 2009
Statement of John L. Wilson - DAV’s views on various bills: H.R. 761, H.R. 2243, H.R. 3485, H.R. 3544 (PDF)
October 1, 2009
Statement of Adrian M. Atizado - DAV's views on various bills: H.R. 1017, H.R. 1036, H.R. 2504, H.R. 2559, H.R. 2735, H.R. 3073, H.R. 3441, two draft bills (PDF)
September 24, 2009
Statement of John L. Wilson - DAV’s views on various bills: H.R. 294, H.R. 1169, H.R. 1182, H.R. 2416, H.R. 2461, H.R. 2614, H.R. 2696, H.R. 2874, H.R. 2928, H.R. 3223, H.R. 3554, H.R. 3561, H.R. 3577 (PDF)
September 24, 2009
Statement of John L. Wilson - DAV’s views on the current Department of Veterans Affairs Burial Benefits Program, its national cemetery policy, and the way that VA and the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) can better serve veterans and their survivors (PDF)
September 17, 2009
Statement of John L. Wilson - Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation - Necessity and methodology of updating the VA’s Schedule of Rating Disabilities or VASRD (PDF)
July 29, 2009
Statement of John L. Wilson - Address problems and suggest solutions to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Disability claims process (PDF)
July 29, 2009
Statement of John L. Wilson - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee – Claims Backlog (PDF)
July 29, 2009
Statement of Adrian M. Atizado - House Veterans' Affairs Committee – US Paralympic Games (PDF)
July 14, 2009
Statement of Joy J. Ilem - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee – Women Veterans (PDF)
June 18, 2009
Statement of Joy J. Ilem - House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health – Various Pending Legislation (PDF)
June 18, 2009
Statement of Kerry L. Baker - House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – Suggesting Solutions to Claims Processing Problems and Delays (PDF)
June 10, 2009
Statement of Joy J. Ilem - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee – CARES Infrastructure (PDF)
June 9, 2009
Statement of Joy J. Ilem - House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health - CARES Infrastructure (PDF)
June 4, 2009
Statement of Adrian M. Atizado - House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health - Meeting the Needs of Caregivers (PDF)
May 21, 2009
Statement of John L. Wilson - DAV’s views on various bills: H.R. 1037, HR 1098, HR 1168, HR 1172, HR 1821, HR 1879, HR 2180 (PDF)
May 21, 2009
Statement of John L. Wilson - House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity - Various Pending Legislation (PDF)
May 14, 2009
Statement of Kerry Baker - House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – address problems and suggest solutions to the appeals process (PDF)
April 30, 2009
Statement of Adrian Atizado - House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health – Progress by VA and VHA on meeting critical mental health needs of veterans (PDF)
April 29, 2009
Statement of Joseph A. Violante - House Veterans' Affairs Committee – Sufficient, timely and predictable funding for VA health care (PDF)
April 23, 2009
Statement of Kerry Baker - House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies – Independent Budget Veterans Benefits Administration (PDF)
April 23, 2009
Statement of John Wilson - House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – H.R. 952, the Combat PTSD Act (PDF)
April 22, 2009
Statement of Adrian Atizado - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee – Various Pending Legislation (PDF)
March 19, 2009
Statement of Joy J. Ilem - House Veterans' Affairs Committee – Rural Health Care (PDF)
March 10, 2009
Testimony of Kerry L. Baker - Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee – Independent Budget Veterans Benefits Administration (PDF)
March 10, 2009
Testimony of Kerry L. Baker - House Veterans' Affairs Committee – Independent Budget Veterans Benefits Administration (PDF)
March 4, 2009
Testimony of John L. Wilson - House Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity – Various Pending Legislation (PDF)
March 3, 2009
Testimony of Joy J. Ilem - House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health – Various Pending Legislation (PDF)
February 24, 2009
Testimony of Raymond E. Dempsey - Joint Hearing of House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees (PDF)
February 3, 2009
Testimony of Kerry L. Baker - Suggested improvements in claims and appeals process (PDF)
January 28, 2009
Testimony of Adrian M. Atizado - Legislative Priorities of the Disabled American Veterans (PDF)
September 18, 2008
Statement of Kerry Baker - VBA training, performance management, and accountability
requirements (PDF)
September 9, 2008
Statement of Joy Ilem - DAV views on H.R. 3051 - the Heroes at Home Act
of 2007, and H.R. 6153 — Veterans' Medical Personnel Recruitment and Retention Act
of 2008 (PDF)
July 9, 2008
Statement of Kerry Baker - Improvements to be made to mitigate the delay
in claims processing (PDF)
July 8, 2008
Statement of Adrian Atizado - Testimony for the record – testimony on 2
bills primarily focused on health care services for veterans under the jurisdiction
of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
(PDF)
June 26, 2008
Statement of Adrian Atizado - DAV’s views on three draft bills primarily
focused on health care Services for veterans under the jurisdiction of the Veterans
Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) (PDF)
June 19, 2008
Statement of Kerry Baker - DAV’s views on various pending legislation before
the HVAC Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity (PDF)
June 12, 2008
Statement of Kerry Baker - DAV’s views on various pending legislation before
the HVAC Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs (PDF)
June 11, 2008
Statement of Kerry Baker - Implementing the wounded warrior provisions
of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2008 (PDF)
June 5, 2008
Statement of Joy Ilem - DAV’s position on various health care bills introduced
in the House (PDF)
May 22, 2008
Statement of Kerry Baker - Effectiveness of Veterans Benefits Administration
outreach efforts (PDF)
May 22, 2008
Statement of Adrian Atizado - Human resources challenges within the VA
Veterans Health Administration (PDF)
May 21, 2008
Statement of Joy Ilem - DAV’s position on various health care bills introduced
in the Senate (PDF)
May 7, 2008
Statement of Joseph A. Violante - DAV views on the United States Senate
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs pending benefits legislation (PDF)
April 23, 2008
Statement of Adrian Atizado - DAV’s views on the work of the joint DoD
and VA Senior Oversight Committee (PDF)
April 16, 2008
Statement of Kerry Baker - DAV’s views on various legislation before the
HVAC Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity (PDF)
April 15, 2008
Statement of Joy Ilem - Synopsis of each of various bills being considered,
along with DAV’s position or other commentary (PDF)
April 10, 2008
Statement of Kerry Baker - DAV’s views on the Veterans Disability Benefits
Claims Modernization Act of 2008 (PDF)
April 1, 2008
Statement of Adrian Atizado - DAV views on post-traumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) treatment and research, and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) specialized
programs for this condition (PDF)
March 13, 2008
Statement of Kerry Baker - Testimony to summarize our recommendations for
fiscal year 2009 (PDF)
March 13, 2008
Statement of Adrian Atizado - DAV’s views and experience with disability
rehabilitation thru sports, and the National Disabled Veterans Winter Sports Clinic
(PDF)
March 11, 2008
Statement of Joy Ilem - DAV Views on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
specialized programs dealing with substance use disorders and co-existing mental
health conditions (PDF)
March 4, 2008
Statement of Robert T. Reynolds - Joint Hearing with the Senate and House
Veterans' Affairs Committees to discuss the agenda and majors concerns of our nation's
wartime disabled veterans and their families (PDF)
February 28, 2008
Statement of Joy Ilem - Statement to consider providing care, support and
mental health programs for caregivers of seriously disabled veterans (PDF)
February 26, 2008
Statement of Kerry Baker - Addressing the VA's Schedule for Rating Disabilities
(Rating Schedule) (PDF)
February 14, 2008
Statement of Adrian M. Atizado - DAV addressing The Department of Veterans
Affairs’ (VA) disability claims backlog and claims processing system (PDF)
February 13, 2008
Statement of Kerry Baker - Fiscal Year 2009 Budget (Senate) (PDF)
February 7, 2008
Statement of Kerry Baker - Fiscal Year 2009 Budget (House) (PDF)
January 29, 2008
Statement of Kerry Baker - Submitted for the record, DAV's views regarding
the implementation of an electronic claims' processing system (PDF)
January 17, 2008
Statement of Joy Ilem - Testimony on eight bills primarily focused on healthcare
services for veterans under the jurisdiction of the Veteran's Health Administration
(PDF)
