VA Disability Blog
Increasing Veteran Disability Costs Since 2000
What the nation owes each year to veterans who are disabled during service has more than doubled since 2000,...
Should the CAVC be Reversing More Cases?
Veterans advocates have long criticized the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) for remanding claims back to...
Central Florida Vets Upset Over Long Waits At VA Offices
Osceola, FL plans to respond to veterans' complaints about long waits at VA offices. Some vets have claimed they had...
New Federal Circuit Case Discusses Lay Testimony by Veterans
The Federal Circuit has issued a decision addressing circumstances in which VA must consider testimony by veterans...
VA Rule Change Will Ease Burden on Vets with TBI Claims
A new VA regulation will make it easier for veterans who are service-connected for moderate or severe traumatic brain...
Department of Defense to Help with VA Claims Backlog
Department of Defense Workers Come to the Aid of VA Staff Why is the Department of Defense to help with VA claims...
Vets File Class Action Lawsuit on PTSD Policy
Many veterans face the problem that their characterization of discharge disqualifies them from VA benefits. The...
Study Provides More Clues to Gulf War Illness
Gulf War illness, or Gulf War Syndrome, has a series of symptoms ranging from headaches to memory loss to chronic...
Veterans Don’t Understand Benefits Owed to Them
A recent VA survey shows a surprising number of veterans do not understand what VA benefits they may be entitled to....
Veterans Court Finds New Substitution Rule Doesn’t Violate Constitution
In one of the more interesting decisions to come out of the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims this year, the Court...
2013 COLA Increase for Veterans Passes Senate
The Senate sent the White House a bill on Tuesday with a COLA increase for veterans benefits, giving nearly 4 million...
President Obama to Nominate New Veterans’ Court CAVC Judge
President Obama has announced his intent to fill the only remaining judicial vacancy at the United States Court of...
Free Veterans Advocate Representation for Homeless Vet Results in $41,000 in Benefits
As part of Veterans Help Group ongoing effort to provide free legal assistance to homeless veterans, we are pleased to...
Does PTSD Cause Back Pain?
According to a new report in the September issue of Spine Journal, hundreds of troops evacuated from Iraq and...
Veterans Help Group Participate in Tampa Veterans Day Parade
Please join Veterans Help Group at the Tampa Veterans Day Parade on Saturday November 10, 2012. Come check out our...
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