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

GREENSBORO, N.C. — After five long years of appeals and denials, a North Carolina Marine Corps veteran has finally been granted full disability benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has rejected an argument by two veterans that the Department of Veterans Affairs had a duty to grant their claims for post-traumatic stress disorder when the evidence ...

If you're a veteran who has been charged a fee to get help on your application for a VA disability rating or other benefits, NPR wants to hear from you! Accredited veterans service organizations such ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — A benefits calculator that the Department of Veterans Affairs used for figuring monthly compensation amounts for disabled veterans had errors that incorrectly lowered payments for certain ...

WASHINGTON -- A Veterans Affairs psychologist denies she was trying to save money when she suggested counselors make fewer diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder in injured soldiers. Norma Perez, ...

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 ...

After five long years of appeals and denials, a North Carolina Marine Corps veteran has finally been granted full disability benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for post-traumatic ...

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 ...