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VA offers life insurance that can protect you and your loved ones both now and later!
When was the last time you thought about life insurance? Perhaps you don’t think you can get coverage with your disability rating. Or maybe you missed the opportunity to apply before, due to time limits. At every stage of life, you have different needs and life insurance can help in each one. There are several advantages to buying whole life insurance with your service-connected disability.
- Peace of mind – Whole life insurance can give you peace of mind knowing your spouse, children, and other loved ones will not have to struggle financially when you pass away.
- Lock in a price – Buying whole life insurance at your current age locks in a fixed monthly premium and does not increase during your lifetime.
- Convenient payment – Easily pay for premiums, monthly or annually, through a deduction from your compensation benefit payment. Once established, you don’t have to worry about remembering to make payments.
- Build wealth over time – Whole life insurance builds cash value which you can access for important life events if needed.
Life Insurance is financial protection for your family that can be used for income replacement and end of life costs. VA can help you protect those who matter most with its newest Guaranteed Acceptance Whole Life Insurance program called Veterans Affairs Life Insurance or VALife.
VALife Offers:
- Guaranteed acceptance whole life coverage to service-connected Veterans (0-100%) that are age 80 or under with no time limit to apply.
- Coverage up to $40,000 available in increments of $10,000 (full coverage takes effect two years after enrollment).
- No health questions or medical exams for enrollment.
- Convenient online application process with an instant decision.
- Competitive premium rates that are fixed for the life of the policy; premiums do not increase.
- Cash Value that builds after the first two years of enrollment.
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For more information on VALife visit us at VALife Insurance Options and Eligibility
📰 VA Community Care Delays 📈 National Aviation Day 🛫 Sacramento Army Veteran Still Missing 🔎 & More
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From The California Legionnaire
Our top Veterans news beats from the past week, starting with… the VA’s community care program has been targeted by the federal department’s own inspector general office in a new watchdog report. Around 20 percent of VA health care systems fail to meet the VA’s 30-day scheduling standard for mental health appointments outsourced via community care, a program that allows the VA to outsource treatment to private care providers.
It is unclear how many Veterans are affected by delays, but the average wait time is 56 days for critical care.
Quarterly Newsletter
The August issue of The California Legionnaire will launch later this month (digital only). Catch up on the top Veterans news stories from the last few months as well as exclusive articles.
Op-ed and letter-to-the-editor submissions are welcome! Email news@calegion.org or Southards.CALegion@gmail.com.
More Legionnaire Articles This Week
- Today is National Aviation Day, first commemorated on Aug. 19, 1939 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Aerospace Commission Chairperson and Whittier Post 51 Legionnaire Fredrick Shacklett covers the day's history while also shedding light on the commission's activities and importance today.
More California Veterans News Bites
- The family of Fong Thao, a U.S. Army Veteran from Sacramento who served two tours in Iraq, is organizing a new search party nine months after initial efforts failed to find a trace. Thao was last seen on Dec. 11, 2025, when he had allegedly been suffering from worsening mental health symptoms related to his service. Readers with potential tips are encouraged to reach out to the Sacramento Police Department.
- For the first time since 1994, the Justice Department is enacting a review process that allows people with federal firearms prohibitions to apply to have their gun rights restored. Those affected will be able to apply through the Office of the Pardon Attorney, with reviews conducted on a case-by-case basis.
- San Diego County has greenlit the Lakeside Veterans Wall of Honor, which will carry up to 13,000 names outside Lakeside’s community center at Lindo Lake Park, provided it receives enough donations. In similar news, the USS Midway Museum is moving forward with plans to build a public park on Burnham Navy Pier following a $10 million donation.
- The VA announced that it has thus far secured over $10 billion in pharmaceutical price reductions for FY 2026, and is continuing negotiations with drugmakers.
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