A federal appeals court ordered the Department of Veterans Affairs to finish a project for housing thousands of homeless veterans with severe disabilities who live in encampments and on the streets of Los Angeles.
The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena, Calif., ruled in a class-action lawsuit filed by advocates for veterans with severe disabilities against the VA to build housing on land leased to private businesses.
The subsidized housing will provide veterans with traumatic brain injuries, mental illness and severe physical handicaps direct access to the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center, which is located on the 388-acre campus, according to court documents.