The Department of Veterans Affairs says it’s making major strides in speeding up disability claims, reducing backlogs, and expanding access to health care nationwide.

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 ...

Right now, nearly 1 in 3 initial VA disability claims are denied. We built VABN University to be the West Point of the ...

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

Criteria the VA developed in 1945 do not align with modern medicine, employment and the impact of disabilities on a veteran’s ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced a significant milestone in reducing its disability claims backlog, which has dropped below 200,000 for the first time since March ...

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 ...

Veterans diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD) may be eligible for VA disability compensation, if they can ...

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 ...

Pretti was a federal employee, a VA nurse and a member of AFGE Local 3669 who spent his career caring for veterans in moments ...