VA Disability Blog
Congressman Proposes VA Disability Compensation for Veterans with Personality Disorder
Specialist Jon Town was knocked unconscious by a rocket blast while serving in Iraq. The explosion severely damaged...
Veterans Court of Appeals (CAVC) Discusses Pending and Unadjudicated Claims
The Veterans Court has issued a new decision that discusses pending and unadjudicated claims. When a veteran files a...
American Psychiatric Association (APA) Considering Easier Guidelines for PTSD Diagnosis
PTSD diagnosis could get easier following the upcoming annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association where...
Bernie Sanders Proposes Hiring Vets to Reduce VA Disability Claims Backlog
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont believes he has a solution to cut down on the out-of-control VA disability claims...
St. Pete VA Employees Overwhelmed by Disability Claims Backlog
The Tampa Tribune recently reported that the St. Petersburg Veterans Affairs Regional Offices is struggling to keep up...
How to Get VA Disability Benefits for TBI
Thanks in no small part to the recent revelations concerning veterans care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the...
New Budget Proposes to Add Money for VA Benefits
As VA continues to fall more and more behind in processing disability claims, the agency will have additional funds...
Studying PTSD’s Effect on Women
Some studies have shown that women in general are more vulnerable to developing post-traumatic stress disorder than...
Extraschedular VA Disability Rating Addressed by Full CAVC Court
Generally, VA will rate a veteran's service-connected disability by use of its rating table. Occasionally, however, a...
Relaxation Techniques for PTSD May Ease Symptoms
A new private study is showing that certain exercises, such as meditation and stretching, may help ease symptoms in...
VA Issuing Provisional Rating Decisions
As of last month, the VA System had 873,680 pending veterans disability claims, with 584,308 on file more than 125...
Marine’s Breast Cancer from Camp Lejeune Contamination is Service Related
A former U.S. Marine fighting breast cancer from Camp Lejeune Contamination will now be eligible for the compensation...
VA PTSD Disability Ratings Discussed by “Supreme Court” for Veterans Claims
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which for all practical purposes is the "supreme court" for...
Proposed Federal Budget Increases VA Budget by $153 Billion
Continuing the transformation of the Department of Veterans Affairs into a 21st century organization, the President...
The Million Veteran Program
The Million Veteran Program aims to collect data from 1 million veteran participants in order to study diseases...
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