Thousands of Florida residents served with the U.S. armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, and most of them spent time in facilities with burn pits. Some of these pits, which were built to dispose of waste in areas with little or no infrastructure, covered an area of...

One of the many benefits of serving in the military is assistance with funding burials and funerals for eligible veterans in Florida. Assessing a family's circumstances can help them determine whether or not their loved one is eligible to receive death benefits. With...

Veterans and their family members in Florida are entitled to home loans, housing assistance and property tax breaks, under certain conditions. If you have a service-related disability, it is likely that you will qualify for additional benefits.  As the Florida...

Those who have served this country in the armed forces deserve the gratitude of all citizens. One of the ways to do that is by ensuring that each service member can access the appropriate veterans' benefits for continued care. This can be difficult to do at times and...

Those who serve in the armed forces here in Florida and elsewhere deserve the gratitude of every citizen. When they are unable to care for themselves, veterans' benefits can ease the financial burden of having to pay for their own care. These benefits have to be...

The people who have served as members of the armed forces have done great things for this country. Many civilians feel that the least that can be done to thank them is to ensure that veterans have access to sufficient benefit programs and other resources to sustain...

Those who serve the nation under a branch of the armed forces deserve the utmost respect and gratitude. One way that the United States does that is by ensuring that veterans have access to medical care and other benefits. In recent years, many states have approved...

Florida residents who served in any of the branches of the armed services and were discharged honorably have the right to collect certain benefits. There are various types of veterans' benefits, some that most veterans know about, some that aren't too widely...

Students in Florida and nationwide who are veterans are entitled to receive payments toward their housing expenses through what is called the GI Bill. The Department of  Veterans Affairs has confirmed that software glitches made payments for housing allowances in...

Florida has a large population of military veterans. When Veterans' benefits become a part of the public discourse, there is usually wide interest among this state's former military members. Sometimes, however, legislation is proposed that helps the public in general...