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 ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has changed the process for veterans to file claims for disability benefits, with the goal of making the application process easier and more efficient. Veterans ...

VA or Veteran Affairs benefits are crucial support systems for eligible US veterans. The VA program assists veterans who face various unique needs and issues. The VA initiative can help eligible ...

Applying for a VA disability rating can be a difficult, confusing, and arduous process that can feel overwhelming even for the most prepared veterans. The maze of forms, deadlines, and medical ...

WASHINGTON — Billy Whyde, a Navy veteran in Columbus, Ohio, has filed five disability claims in 15 months with the Department of Veterans Affairs for a chronic neurological condition he said he ...

When a service-connected condition causes or worsens another medical issue, veterans may be eligible to file secondary VA ...

I'm told sometime in the past month the Office of Management and Budget approved a six-page claim form that veterans use to apply for disability benefits, replacing a 23-page application that was so ...

WASHINGTON — Cutting delays in the claims process for veterans filing for disability and adjusting the compensation rate for family members who are survivors of veterans or active-duty troops who died ...

Troops and veterans learn about veterans benefits during a Transition Assistance Program class at the Family Readiness Center on Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota on March 26, 2012. (Airman 1st ...

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 ...