Each year, millions of U.S. veterans and their families rely on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for vital services ...
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 ...
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 ...
Who is eligible for a VA disability increase? Veterans qualify for VA disability compensation if they have a service-connected illness or injury—caused or worsened by active military service—resulting ...
Today, the Social Security Administration announces the launch of a new Health IT initiative with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that enables all Social Security disability case processing ...
The federal government shutdown 2025 is now on Day 21, with no relief in sight. Here's what to know about your Social ...
Millions of U.S. veterans are expected to see a pay raise beginning December 2025, as the 2026 VA Cost-of-Living Adjustment ...
For years, veterans who live with a debilitating lung ailment after being exposed to toxic air and burning trash during their service have reported they’ve struggled to get disability benefits through ...
There are many myths about having a Department of Veterans Affairs' disability rating and serving in the military. The most common is that, if you have a VA disability rating, you can never serve in ...
While veterans waited longer than ever in recent years for their wartime disability compensation, the Department of Veterans Affairs gave its workers millions of dollars in bonuses for “excellent” ...