I'm told sometime in the past month the Office of Management and Budget approved a six-page claim form that veterans use to apply for disability benefits, replacing a 23-page application that was so ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) plays a crucial role in supporting America's veterans. However, navigating the system to access disability benefits can be a hurdle for some veterans. Many ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has changed the process for veterans to file claims for disability benefits, with the goal of making the application process easier and more efficient. Veterans ...

VA or Veteran Affairs benefits are crucial support systems for eligible US veterans. The VA program assists veterans who face various unique needs and issues. The VA initiative can help eligible ...

WASHINGTON — Billy Whyde, a Navy veteran in Columbus, Ohio, has filed five disability claims in 15 months with the Department of Veterans Affairs for a chronic neurological condition he said he ...

Applying for a VA disability rating can be a difficult, confusing, and arduous process that can feel overwhelming even for the most prepared veterans. The maze of forms, deadlines, and medical ...

WASHINGTON — Cutting delays in the claims process for veterans filing for disability and adjusting the compensation rate for family members who are survivors of veterans or active-duty troops who died ...

When Navy veteran Melissa Washington wanted to reapply for an increase in her disability benefits, she selected a for-profit firm — Veteran Benefits Guide — to cut down on the paperwork and ...

For-profit consultants across the country make millions each year by charging military veterans for help in filing their disability claims with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The practice ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs now has an enormous amount of paperwork to correct after a staffer “blindly” approved thousands of disability claims without properly reviewing them for close to two ...

Troops and veterans learn about veterans benefits during a Transition Assistance Program class at the Family Readiness Center on Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota on March 26, 2012. (Airman 1st ...