VA Disability Blog
VA Accused of Flip-flopping on Ability to Pay VA Benefits During Government Shutdown
You may recall that a few days before the Government Shutdown, VA Chief of Staff Jose Riojas issued guidance stating...
The Increasing Need for VHA Breast Cancer Programs
With more and more female soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, women are the fastest growing segment of the...
Veterans Court of Appeals Discusses VA Hospital Negligence Standard
Veterans who receive treatment at VA hospitals and suffer from additional disabilities may be entitled to compensation...
VA Operations Suffer Little Under Foreseeable Government Shutdown
As of the date this blog was written, Congress has not resolved the dispute about funding the Affordable Care Act. So,...
Troy Polamalu Cuts Hair for Veterans
Generally NFL players are only distinguishable on the football field by their uniform number. If the camera is close...
VA Proposes Rule to Implement Caring for Camp Lejeune Families Act
On Wednesday, the VA published in the Federal Register proposed rules to provide health care for veterans under the...
VA Goal: End Homelessness Among Veterans by 2015
Despite a very difficult economy, the number of homeless veterans continues to decline. Since 2009, there has been a...
VA Budget Rises While Others are Slashed
While the federal government does everything it can to cut spending, that philosophy has not made its way to the...
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...
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