Veterans
Nothing is more important than honoring Ohio veterans. The men and women of the armed forces have been made a promise that if they defend our country in military service, we will provide them with the benefits they have earned. Serving on the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee is an honor and a duty I do not take lightly.
The Veterans Administration (VA) has for too long been free from the tough Congressional oversight needed to ensure that it meets its obligations to America’s veterans. VA oversight is also vital to ensure that our veterans coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan get the care and benefits they need to make a smooth transition into civilian life.
This section of my website is intended to be a place where Veterans can come for information and assistance. Please use it as a resource when contacting different agencies or to submit a question or case to my office.
Resources
Below are some useful links to veterans information. If you have any suggestions on additional links, please click here to contact my office.
- United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs »
- Veterans Administration (VA) »
- Veterans Administration List of Toll-Free Numbers »
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration »
- U.S. Department of Labor, Veterans Training and Employment Service »
- Federal Government Websites for Veterans »
- Ohio Department of Veterans Services »
- Ohio Governor’s Advisory Committee on Women Veterans »
- Ohio Veterans Home Agency »
- Ohio County Veterans Service Offices »
- Ohio Job and Family Services Veterans Employment Representatives »
- Physical Disability Board of Review »
- Veterans Service Organizations »
- Post 9/11 GI Bill »
VA Clinics
My office has been receiving complaints from veterans about the limited hours of operation at the VA’s outpatient clinics and the hospitals' specialty departments.
Every VA health care facility throughout our country only schedules office visits and tests on weekdays, during normal working hours. Veterans have told us that it is difficult to make it to appointments if they or the people driving them have to be at work during these times. I would greatly appreciate hearing your feedback about this.
Has this been an issue for you? Do you think that the hours at the VA health care facilities should be expanded to evenings and/or weekends to better accommodate veterans who work? Please visit the "Contact the Senator" link to voice your opinion regarding this issue.
Contact Sherrod
Senator Brown wants to hear from you. Please fill out our contact form to share your thoughts and ideas with the Senator.
Related Issues
Click here to see my positions on Veterans Issues.
Related Press
Related Legislation
| S.2142 | Veterans Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2007 |
| S. 2870 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out quality assurance activities with respect to the administration of disability compensation, and for other purposes. |
| S.AMDT.2673 | To limit the cases in which funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to convert to contractor performance an activity or function of the Department of Veterans Affairs that is performed by more than 10 Federal employees. |
| S. 2644 | A bill to clarify and improve information for members and former members of the Armed Forces on upgrades of discharge, to prohibit personality disorder discharges in cases of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes. |
| S. 2142 | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reimburse veterans receiving emergency treatment in non-Department of Veterans Affairs facilities for such treatment until such veterans are transferred to Department facilities, and for other purposes. |
