The VA paused a rule that bases compensation on how a veteran does on medication and not on the injury or illness, but it ...

The VA now requires disability ratings to reflect a veteran’s condition as it appears while medicated, rather than estimating how severe it would be without treatment.

Learn how to establish service connection for PTSD and secure the correct VA disability rating. Understand evidence requirements, medical documentation, and steps to strengthen your claim.

As defined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), a service-connected condition means an illness or injury that was caused by, or got worse because of, active military service. Veterans who ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs is issuing a rule that will add nine rare respiratory cancers to its list of presumptive service-connected disabilities for veterans exposed to toxins in burn pits ...

Every servicemember enters and leaves the armed forces with a medical examination. That procedural fact reflects the original logic behind what the Department of Veterans Affairs calls “disability ...