Veterans receiving disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will see an increase in their payments ...

Every servicemember enters and leaves the armed forces with a medical examination. That procedural fact reflects the original logic behind what the Department of Veterans Affairs calls “disability ...

WASHINGTON — Problems with the privately contracted disability exams veterans undergo to determine their benefits were the focus of a House Veterans’ Affairs subcommittee hearing Thursday that ...

In a letter to VA Secretary Denis McDonough, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., pushed for answers by May 14 to an array of questions about VA compensation and pension exams done by private contractors ...

Military culture rewards toughness, endurance, and self-reliance. For many veterans, those values persist long after service ...

A Veterans Affairs Department rule five years in the making is set to go into effect Thursday and is designed to help prevent overpaying disability compensation benefits to active-duty personnel. The ...

WASHINGTON — Veterans with painful scars from wounds connected to military service may have a tougher time obtaining disability compensation under a rule change proposed by the Department of Veterans ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Department of Veterans Affairs says it has processed more disability claims this fiscal year than last, exceeding 2024's ...

About 6.5 million veterans across the U.S. currently collect tax-free disability compensation.