CVLC News
Update on K2 Airbase FOIA Lawsuit
“A federal judge granted in part a cross-motion for summary judgment in a long-running case involving the Yale Law School Veterans Legal Services Clinic (VLSC) on behalf of two clients seeking the disclosure of records documenting toxic conditions at the Karshi-Khanabad (K2) airbase in Uzbekistan. The clinic has represented the Stronghold Freedom Foundation (SFF) and the… Continue Reading Update on K2 Airbase FOIA Lawsuit
Read MoreCVLC Testimony before the Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee
CVLC was proud to testify to the Connecticut Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee in support of several bills that were before the committee at the meeting on March 3, 2026. Authored by CVLC’s Executive Director Alison M. Weir, this testimony aims to outline how these bills will support Connecticut Veterans. Please read our testimony below.… Continue Reading CVLC Testimony before the Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee
Read MoreCVLC Testimony before the Human Services Committee
CVLC was proud to testify to the Connecticut Human Services Committee in support of S.B. 497 at the meeting on March 17, 2025. Authored by CVLC’s Executive Director Alison M. Weir, this testimony aims to outline how this bill will support Connecticut Veterans. Please read our testimony below. To read the full language of each… Continue Reading CVLC Testimony before the Human Services Committee
Read MoreResponse: Proposed VA Rule Change for Veteran Disability Ratings
UPDATE: As of February 26, 2026 the proposed rule has been rescinded from the federal register. Thank you to the almost 20,000 people who submitted a public comment and to all who spoke up on behalf of our Veterans. We also thank the Department of Veterans Affairs for listening and quickly reversing course. The VA’s… Continue Reading Response: Proposed VA Rule Change for Veteran Disability Ratings
Read MoreCVLC Comment Concerning Proposed Rule to Remove Exclusion for Abortion Services
CVLC was proud to submit the below public comment to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in opposition to the recent policy proposal to remove exclusion for abortion services. Authored by CVLC’s Supervising Attorney Chelsea Donaldson, this testimony outlines how this policy change will negatively affect Veterans. To read the full language of the proposed… Continue Reading CVLC Comment Concerning Proposed Rule to Remove Exclusion for Abortion Services
Read MoreMemorial Day 2025
We know that Memorial Day can be a difficult time. If you need someone to talk to, contact the Veterans Crisis Line 24/7 at 988 + 1 or texting 838255. Heartbreakingly, many of the veterans we meet die before they receive the benefits they deserved—benefits that may have saved their lives and would have certainly… Continue Reading Memorial Day 2025
Read MoreOpinion: Who’s suffering most from federal cuts? Our veterans
Chelsea Donaldson, CVLC’s Supervising Attorney of our VA Benefits and Discharge Upgrade Unit, recently published the below opinion article in Connecticut Mirror. The article was originally published on March 31, 2025. In her article Who’s suffering most from federal cuts? Our veterans, she discusses how the The U.S. Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)’s proposed cuts… Continue Reading Opinion: Who’s suffering most from federal cuts? Our veterans
Read MoreMeet Marine Corps Veteran Mr. Hoffman
Name changed to protect the confidentiality of client. No one should be penalized for fleeing domestic violence, but that is exactly what happened to disabled US Marine Veteran Mr. Hoffmann. He was finally ready to get help and escape his abuser, who lived in the same apartment complex, telling his landlord he would be leaving… Continue Reading Meet Marine Corps Veteran Mr. Hoffman
Read MoreCVLC Testimony before the Insurance and Real Estate Committee
CVLC was proud to testify to the Connecticut Insurance and Real Estate Committee in opposition to Section 1 of H.B. 7078: An Act Concerning the Removal of Unauthorized Persons from Real Property that was before the committee at the meeting on March 4, 2025. Co-authored by CVLC’s Supervising Attorney, Civil Legal Unit Darren Pruslow and… Continue Reading CVLC Testimony before the Insurance and Real Estate Committee
Read MoreCVLC Testimony before the Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee
CVLC was proud to testify to the Connecticut Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee in support of several bills that were before the committee at the meeting on March 4, 2025. Authored by CVLC’s Executive Director Alison M. Weir, this testimony aims to outline how these bills will support Connecticut Veterans. Please read our testimony below.… Continue Reading CVLC Testimony before the Veterans’ and Military Affairs Committee
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