VA Disability Blog
New Report Shows Drop In Homeless Veterans
The 2012 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report, a report released by VA in conjunction with the U.S. Department of...
VA Adopts Peripheral Neuropathy Rule
On Friday, the Federal Register published a new rule about exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War and...
Same-Sex Spousal Benefits for Veterans: Update
Last week you read right here about how a district court judge in California ruled that the VA could not deny spousal...
Hoosier Veteran Writes Book About PTSD
On April 3, 2005, Chris Hayden was in Iraq securing the area while his company commander tried to convince a local...
Federal Judge Orders VA Benefits for a Same Sex Spouse
Tracey Cooper-Harris is a married 12-year Army veteran who is rated at 80%, but she is only being paid as a single...
Additional Money Being Spent to Learn More About PTSD and TBI
The Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs are granting $107 million to learn more about...
Changes Coming for TRICARE for Life Retirees
Starting October 1, 2013, there will be higher outpatient costs at VA hospitals and clinics for retirees eligible for...
VA Can Assign Service-Connected Veterans a Zero Percent Disability Rating
Many veterans are confused when VA grants their claims for service connection only to assign a zero percent disability...
Is the VA Protecting Your Identity?
VA Computer Stolen: 26.5 Million Veterans' Personal Information at Risk In a much publicized manner, the world was...
New Strict Standard for VA Diabetes Ratings
VA Diabetes Ratings: Under VA's rating code, a veteran is entitled to a 40% rating for diabetes "[r]equiring insulin,...
The Fight Against Lost Military Records
The 1973 St. Louis Military Records Fire At some point or another, whether it has been said to you or your fellow...
President Obama Addresses VA Issues in Orlando Speech
On August 10, 2013, President Obama addressed VA issues in a speech at the Disabled American Veteran National...
VA Partnering with the American Bar Association
A new initiative to reduce the mountainous backlog of disability claims has the VA partnering with the American Bar...
VA Updates Agent Orange Ship List
The Department of Veterans Affairs has updated the Agent Orange ship list of Navy and Coast Guard ships that operated...
VA Press Release Promotes Fully Developed Claims
On August 1, 2013, a VA press release announced that a "new benefit takes effect August 6 for first-time filers." The...
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