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The VA Benefit That Helps Replace What Service-Connected Disabilities Wear Out

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For many Veterans, the VA Home Loan is best known as a powerful pathway to homeownership. But for Veterans who already own a home, understanding the equity they have built—and the different ways that equity can be access...

","url":"https://savemnvets.com/the-freedom-brief/f/your-home-your-equity-your-options","title":"Your Home. Your Equity. Your Options.","summary":"For many Veterans, the VA Home Loan is best known as a powerful pathway to homeownership. But for Veterans who already own a home, understanding the equity they have built—and the different ways that equity can be access...","date_modified":"2026-08-18T18:44:38Z"},{"id":"https://savemnvets.com/the-freedom-brief/f/the-va-provider-locator-tool-finding-healthcare","html_content":"

When veterans need healthcare, finding the right provider is often the first step toward receiving timely, quality care. Whether that care is delivered at a VA medical center, a Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), ...

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For years, Corporate America has proudly demonstrated its commitment to veterans through sponsorships, charitable giving, military appreciation events, and partnerships with veteran-serving organizations. These investmen...

","url":"https://savemnvets.com/the-freedom-brief/f/the-next-competitive-advantage-investing-in-veteran-employees","title":" The Next Competitive Advantage: Investing in Veteran Employees ","summary":"For years, Corporate America has proudly demonstrated its commitment to veterans through sponsorships, charitable giving, military appreciation events, and partnerships with veteran-serving organizations. These investmen...","date_modified":"2026-07-31T12:18:28Z"},{"id":"https://savemnvets.com/the-freedom-brief/f/tcava-a-victory-worth-funding%E2%80%94but-at-what-cost","html_content":"

For years, veterans' advocates have worked to expand benefits for combat-injured retirees while preserving the disability compensation system relied upon by millions of former service members. Today, those two priorities...

","url":"https://savemnvets.com/the-freedom-brief/f/tcava-a-victory-worth-funding%E2%80%94but-at-what-cost","title":"TCAVA: A Victory Worth Funding—But At What Cost?","summary":"For years, veterans' advocates have worked to expand benefits for combat-injured retirees while preserving the disability compensation system relied upon by millions of former service members. Today, those two priorities...","date_modified":"2026-07-15T21:46:07Z"},{"id":"https://savemnvets.com/the-freedom-brief/f/more-than-a-disability-check","html_content":"

The Hidden Housing Benefit: Why VA Disability Compensation Does More Than Support Veterans—It Keeps Them Housed

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Who Speaks for Veterans? Why Member-Driven Advocacy Must Remain the Foundation of Veterans Service Organizations

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Wounded Twice: Why the Major Richard Star Act Matters to America's Combat-Injured Veterans

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For Many Veterans, the Next Battle Isn't in Combat. It's Living Safely at Home.

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Building More Than Decks: How One Minnesota Builder Is Giving Veterans a Better Place to Call Home

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Adaptive Doesn't Always Mean Modified: The Hidden VA Vehicle Benefit Thousands of Veterans Never Use

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More Than a Mortgage: Steven Brand's Mission to Help Veterans Build Their American Dream.

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Homes for Heroes: How Two Minnesota Affiliates Are Helping America's Heroes Build Their Future.

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Veterans Donor Connect – Restoring Mobility, Independence, and Dignity

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The Veterans Expedited TSA Screening (VETS) Safe Travel Act, signed into law in January 2025, allows certain severely disabled veterans to receive TSA PreCheck at no cost. The goal is to make airport screening less invas...

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The Freedom Brief

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Kevin Folkerts of Rocket Realty has built his career around helping individuals and families achieve the dream of homeownership. Through his affiliation with the nationally recognized Homes for Heroes program, Kevin has ...

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Freedom Brief Educational Series

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Understanding the Quality Control Process Behind VA Contract Disability Examinations.

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Minnesota is home to approximately 5.8 million residents. Of those, roughly 290,000 are veterans—about 5% of our state's population. At first glance, that may seem like a small number. But if Minnesota were to lose 5% of...

","url":"https://savemnvets.com/the-freedom-brief/f/veterans-are-not-just-a-population-statistic%E2%80%94","title":"Veterans Are Not Just a Population Statistic—","summary":"Minnesota is home to approximately 5.8 million residents. Of those, roughly 290,000 are veterans—about 5% of our state's population. At first glance, that may seem like a small number. But if Minnesota were to lose 5% of...","date_modified":"2026-06-10T02:37:42Z"},{"id":"https://savemnvets.com/the-freedom-brief/f/op-ed-when-credentialing-becomes-a-barrier%E2%80%94","html_content":"

Why Veterans Are Losing Access to Massage Therapy Care

","url":"https://savemnvets.com/the-freedom-brief/f/op-ed-when-credentialing-becomes-a-barrier%E2%80%94","title":"Op-Ed: When Credentialing Becomes a Barrier—","summary":"Why Veterans Are Losing Access to Massage Therapy Care","date_modified":"2026-06-08T16:03:36Z"},{"id":"https://savemnvets.com/the-freedom-brief/f/blue-water-navy-veterans","html_content":"

Its was a historic day on January 29, 2019 when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit extended the presumption of exposure to herbicides to cover Veterans who served in the territorial sea of the Republic of ...

","url":"https://savemnvets.com/the-freedom-brief/f/blue-water-navy-veterans","title":"Blue Water Navy Veterans","summary":"Its was a historic day on January 29, 2019 when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit extended the presumption of exposure to herbicides to cover Veterans who served in the territorial sea of the Republic of ...","date_modified":"2022-12-15T15:39:15Z"},{"id":"https://savemnvets.com/the-freedom-brief/f/va-compensation-pension-exams","html_content":"

Once a servicemember transitions to veteran status and begins using VA entitlements, they will become familiar with compensation & pension exams (C&P exams). C&P’s are a common phrase in VA terminology that is used to di...

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Effective October 1, 2020 VA rolled out phase one of a two phase expansion. The Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) now includes veterans who incurred or aggravated a serious injury or illne...

","url":"https://savemnvets.com/the-freedom-brief/f/pcafc","title":"PCAFC","summary":"Effective October 1, 2020 VA rolled out phase one of a two phase expansion. The Program of Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers (PCAFC) now includes veterans who incurred or aggravated a serious injury or illne...","date_modified":"2022-12-14T14:35:08Z"},{"id":"https://savemnvets.com/the-freedom-brief/f/pact-act","html_content":"

When I joined the U.S. Military, it was clear I was going to war. What wasn’t clear is that during my deployments I’d be exposed to environmental hazards like, JP-8 jet fuel, diesel fuel and burn pits daily. Honestly, it...

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FOR DATES OF SERVICE BEGINNING 6/6/2019

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Are you enrolled in VA Health Care and wonder what you are supposed to do if you find yourself in a medical emergency that requires you to go to the nearest emergency department that may not be VA? Do you think about if ...

","url":"https://savemnvets.com/the-freedom-brief/f/veterans-with-medical-emergencies","title":"Veterans with Medical Emergencies ","summary":"Are you enrolled in VA Health Care and wonder what you are supposed to do if you find yourself in a medical emergency that requires you to go to the nearest emergency department that may not be VA? Do you think about if ...","date_modified":"2022-12-06T16:25:43Z"}]}