Veterans who served at Karshi-Khanabad Air Base in Uzbekistan after Sept. 11, 2001, and have a chronic illness that isn't easily diagnosed are now eligible for expedited disability benefits from the ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has ended a seven-year-old policy that required claims processors to work mandatory overtime, a move enabled by increased hiring ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims denied a request from Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins to pause its work on veterans' claims appeals during the government shutdown. Here, he's ...

WASHINGTON — Overlooked evidence, incomplete records and a failure to order necessary medical exams have hampered claims for military sexual trauma at the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to ...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled against two veterans who argued that their disability claims were unfairly denied because they did not receive favorable decisions when the evidence presented in their ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has surpassed one million processed disability claims for Fiscal ...

Helping veterans get through the red tape of applying for VA disability benefits has become a multibillion-dollar industry over the past decade. Which might be surprising, because charging vets for ...

WASHINGTON — The delivery of benefits to veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins from military service reached a milestone Tuesday, with the Department of Veterans Affairs announcing 1 million ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) said in a Thursday press release that it has reduced the backlog for disability compensation by 25 percent, falling below 200,000 for the first time since March ...

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The Department of Veterans Affairs is once again facing congressional backlash for challenges with its IT infrastructure, despite officials maintaining that internal operations are on the mend. During ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Over decades, the government has spent billions on disability payments ...