The Department of Veterans Affairs has been impacted by the government shutdown. Here's what to know about benefits, medical ...

Roughly 6.5 million U.S. veterans collect monthly, tax-free disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). These payments are provided to veterans whose health conditions began ...

Veterans Affairs department officials said Monday they have launched a study to determine how removing race from widely used lung function tests may affect disability benefits for veterans, and they ...

(TNND) — A watchdog report found that veterans might've been shorted on their disability payments due to errors in an automated benefits calculator. The Veterans Affairs’ Office of Inspector General ...

You may know that veterans may be eligible for free medical care and payments for disabilities, but exactly who is eligible and how do they go about getting these hard-earned benefits? Veterans, and ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

The backlog of veterans first-time disability claims in coming weeks is expected to surpass 300,000 cases for the first time in almost a decade. But Veterans Affairs leaders insist that the rise isn’t ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) plays a crucial role in supporting America's veterans. However, navigating the system to access disability benefits can be a hurdle for some veterans. Many ...

When Navy veteran Melissa Washington wanted to reapply for an increase in her disability benefits, she selected a for-profit firm — Veteran Benefits Guide — to cut down on the paperwork and ...

Veterans Affairs officials said the disability claims backlog fell to about 190,000 cases on June 23. (VA graphic) Veterans Affairs officials on Tuesday announced staffers had already processed more ...

Millions of American veterans are set to receive their monthly disability compensation in August. About 6.2 million veterans in the United States receive disability compensation from the Department of ...

The seal on the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington, D.C. is shown in June 2013. (Charles Dharapak/AP) The backlog of veterans first-time disability claims in coming ...