NORTHWEST ARKANSAS (KNWA/KFTA) — The deadline is approaching for veterans to get their full range of benefits under the PACT Act. The law expanding eligibility for healthcare benefits for vets related ...

Veterans who were potentially exposed to burn pits or toxic chemicals like Agent Orange have until Wednesday to register with the Department of Veterans Affairs if they want to take advantage of a ...

Veterans have filed half a million claims for benefits stemming from toxic exposure while serving, the Department of Veterans Affairs said Wednesday, part of the largest expansion of VA coverage in a ...

Veterans groups accused The Washington Post of overstating problems with the Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation system and scapegoating former service members.

TULSA, Okla. — Hundreds of veterans got the chance to file claims for disability benefits with the VA under the PACT (Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics) Act February 21 inside the Greenwood ...

Lauded by some as a 'hero without a cape,' a VA staffer who blindly approved tens of thousands of benefit packages actually ...

WASHINGTON -- Almost a year since President Joe Biden signed the PACT Act into law, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has received more than 772,000 claims concerning military personnel exposed ...

U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Subcommittee for Disability and Memorial Affairs, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Senate Veterans’ ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs warned that the backlog to process claims could double over the next year, reaching "potentially up to 400,000." VA Undersecretary for Benefits Joshua Jacobs said ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs spends billions on dubious and even fraudulent disabilities benefits. Meanwhile, some deserving cases wait.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has extended the filing deadline for retroactive disability compensation claims under the PACT Act through Monday, after technical problems hampered the process for ...

The US Department of Veterans Affairs building is seen in Washington, DC, on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP) Officials from the Department of Veterans Affairs detailed Tuesday during a ...