The Department of Veterans Affairs will change its disability ratings criteria for mental health conditions, sleep apnea and tinnitus, part of a major overhaul of the review process to ensure that ...

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Veterans seeking VA disability for heartrelated conditions often face complex criteria. In 2025, the VA recognizes a wide ...

VA disability can be a complicated subject, you may have heard people discussing a "permanent" rating, a "schedular rating", an "extra-schedular rating", an ...

Navigating the VA Disability benefits system requires understanding the various factors that determine compensation, including the severity of a veteran’s condition and their family situation. For ...

Can U.S. military veterans use their Department of Veterans Affairs benefits to help pay for long-term care? The short answer is yes, but as with most government programs, it’s complicated. Here, we ...

The disability benefits that veterans receive from the Department of Veterans Affairs have become the subject of a growing number of policy papers and editorials that argue those benefits are too ...

Filing for disability with the Department of Veterans Affairs can be one of the most frustrating parts of becoming a civilian. The process of filing is confusing as hell; there’s so much information ...

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 ...

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 ...

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There are several circumstances where the VA will propose a reduction in a veteran's service-connected a disability percentage. It's important to know that a proposal is not yet a decision, so you ...