VA Disability Blog
Pay As You Rate Act Could Get Vets Faster Disability Pay
The House Veterans' Affairs Committee approved a proposal — the Pay As You Rate Act — that would help some veterans...
House Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Endorses Review of the VA Claims Backlog
On Wednesday, the House Veterans' Affairs Committee's disability assistance panel passed legislation endorsing an...
Military Personnel Suicide Rate Down for the Year, Still Remains a Major Concern
The military personnel suicide rate is lower for the first half of 2013 than it was for the first half of 2012. This...
Florida St. Petersburg VA Claims Backlog Leads Nation
In a recent report to members of Congress, Allison Hickey – the Department of Veterans Affairs Undersecretary –...
California Helps with VA Claims
California helps with VA claims through new advocate: the State of California is moving to help the federal government...
VA Denies Exposure to Residual Agent Orange on Veitnam Planes
During the Vietnam War, a fleet of C-123 airplanes dropped more than 10 million gallons of Agent Orange during...
Senator Says New VA Sexual Assault Letter is “Insensitive and Unhelpful”
A VA letter sent to veterans offering to review denied sexual trauma claims is "inappropriate, insensitive and...
VA Medical Centers Host Mental Health Summits
From July to mid-September, across the country VA medical centers will host 152 "mental health summits". This is part...
Current Disability Requirement for VA Benefits
When a veteran files a claim for VA benefits, he must show three things: 1. a current disability, injury, or illness;...
VA Benefits for Surviving Family Members
As veterans with honorable discharges pass away, many families are unaware of VA benefits for surviving family members...
Big Changes Coming: DSM-5 Criteria for PTSD
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 5th edition (DSM-5) has significantly changed the way psychologists and...
Ralph Bratch Interviewed by the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel on VA Disability Claims Backlog
Veterans Help Group veterans' attorney Ralph Bratch was interviewed for a recent article in the Ft. Lauderdale, FL Sun...
Fourth Of July Difficult For Veterans with PTSD
The Fourth of July is a holiday in which we all celebrate our nation and those who have served it. However, for some...
The New Supreme Court Ruling and VA Benefits for Gay Couples
The Supreme Court's recent ruling to grant federal benefits to married same-sex couples means that a same-sex spouse...
Efforts to Reduce VA Claims Backlog Miss the Mark
Much of the effort to reduce the 833,130 VA claims backlog focuses on changing from a paper system to a digital one....
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