Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the wake of a Washington Post investigation into fraud within the Veterans Affairs disability system and watchdog ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Department of Veterans Affairs will change its disability ratings criteria for mental health conditions, sleep apnea and ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to create a diagnostic code to ensure that veterans with constrictive bronchiolitis, an illness linked to burn pits and other airborne pollutants, can receive ...

Veterans who rely on disability compensation can expect a meaningful, if modest, lift in their monthly payments in 2026, as benefits are set to rise by 2.8 percent. That adjustment will ripple through ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Over decades, the government has spent billions on disability payments ...

With recent staffing changes within the U.S. government, it can be difficult to know where you stand when it comes to accessing the benefits you are entitled to as a Veteran. News reports of plans to ...

As one of many of its many responsibilities, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pays out monthly benefits to millions of veterans. Typically, these benefits are received by disabled veterans who ...

When a veteran or their family receives a VA decision it arrives as a simple percentage printed on a document. It’s no more dramatic than that. The number doesn’t change when the family feels the pain ...