VA Disability Blog
VA Budget Increase Battle Shaping Up
The 115th Congress began on January 3, 2017, and some in the House leadership are questioning the wisdom of a VA...
The Path to a 100% Disability Rating
You may be entitled to a temporary 100% disability rating from the VA if you meet certain criteria. There are a few...
Presumptive Service Connection for Camp Lejeune Claims
This past Friday, January 13th, 2017, the VA announced that there will now be presumptive service connection for Camp...
President Elect Announces His Nominee for Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs
President Elect Donald Trump announced at a press conference today that he plans to announce David Shulkin as his...
VA Compensation and Pension Examination Guidelines
As part of the disability claims process, if the VA determines that there is sufficient evidence of in-service...
Secret VA Facility Ratings
Just like many organizations, at the end of every year the VA reviews each medical facility and gives them a rating...
How VA Healthcare Facilities are Handling the Growing Number of Female Veterans
In an interview with Randy Williamson, the Director of Health Care Issues at GAO, he discusses his report analyzing...
MyVA Access, a program to help veterans in an emergency
The VA has launched a new program called “MyVA Access.” This program will give veterans the opportunity to receive...
Congress passes veteran reform bill with many controversial items removed
Lawmakers passed a veterans omnibus bill last week. This bill did not have many of the controversial provision the two...
The Army concluded they did nothing wrong in dismissing with bad discharges
After a report ordered by Secretary Eric Fanning, the Army concluded that their commanders did nothing wrong when they...
A review of the changes made since Bob McDonald took over as the Veteran Affairs Secretary
Since 2014 when President Obama elected Bob McDonald to take over as Veteran Affairs Secretary there have been...
An App that can help veterans who suffer from PTSD
Texas A&M University is currently testing an application that may help veterans who suffer from PTSD. The...
A Push for the VA to cover Emergency Care
South Dakota U.S. Senator Mike Rounds spoke out regarding the VA not paying for emergency care for veterans at non-VA...
An advocate to help Veterans in Crisis get assistance faster
President Obama signed into advocate a bill that requires all calls to the Department of Veterans Affairs crisis line...
Ecstasy may be the new answer for PTSD sufferers
Clinical trials are set to begin on the use of MDMA, more commonly known as ecstasy, and its effectiveness in treating...
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