Accomplishments for Veterans under the Trump Administration

• Significantly improved veterans’ trust in VA
• Near-record low veteran unemployment
• Expanded access to care in VA medical facilities and the community
• Gave veterans more choice and greater control over their healthcare
• Invested historic amounts of funding in VA
• Allowed veterans to use their GI Bill benefits whenever they choose
• Made it faster and easier for veterans to appeal disability compensation claims
• Established the first government-wide task force to prevent veteran suicide
• Granted disability compensation benefits to Blue Water Navy Vietnam veterans
• Removed the decades-old “widow’s tax”
• Reduced the number of homeless veterans and effectively ended veteran homelessness in 78 communities and 3 states
• Began a decade-long process to modernize VA’s electronic health record system and create interoperability with DOD
• Expanded stipend payments and support to caregivers of veterans of all eras
• Established a dedicated White House Hotline for veterans
• Transformed VA from one of the lowest ranking agencies for employee satisfaction into one of the top 6 Best Places to Work in the federal government
• Hired thousands of new mental health professionals to treat veterans
• Significantly increased the number of appointments at VA and the number of veterans enrolled in the VA healthcare system
• Allowed veterans to seek care in urgent care clinics in their communities
• Established a process to modernize and realign the VA healthcare system to better serve veterans where they live
• Reduced the number of veterans who are dependent on opioids
• Overturned an Obama Administration policy that did not allow National Guard troops stationed at the Southern Border to receive GI Bill benefits for their service
• Increased outreach among veterans in the critical first year post-service period
• Created a VA office to protect whistleblowers
• Made it easier to hold poor-performing employees accountable
• Improved the Transition Assistance Program for new veterans
• Expanded the availability of telehealth to treat hard-to-reach veterans
• Safeguarded federal student loan debt discharges for disabled veterans
• Improved VA’s ability to recruit and retain staff VA medical facilities
• Signed 42 veteran-specific bills into law