Latest "disability benefits" stories

Supreme Court hears case on retroactive benefits for disabled veterans

Decades’ worth of retroactive disability compensation could add up to hundreds of thousands of dollars for some veterans.

By Irene Loewenson

4 months ago

VA botched thousands of Camp Lejeune water contamination cases

More than 17,000 veterans may have had their claims rejected improperly, the VA inspector general found.

By Leo Shane III

6 months ago

Benefits for cancers believed caused by burn pit exposure likely won’t start before summer 2022

VA has begun a 90-day review of rare cancers believed linked to burn pit exposure.

By Leo Shane III

15 months ago

Troops exposed to Agent Orange outside of Vietnam could be in line for presumptive benefits

A new measure introduced Thursday would cover veterans who served in Thailand, Laos, and Cambodia during the Vietnam War.

By Leo Shane III

22 months ago

Senate Dems blast OMB for delaying VA decision on new Agent Orange presumptives

Senate Veterans Affairs Committee members have written the Trump administration to press for a decision on proposed Agent Orange presumptive diseases.

By Patricia Kime

3 years ago

White House responsible for delayed decision on new Agent Orange diseases, documents show

Internal documents reveal the disagreements within the Trump administration over adding new Agent Orange-connected diseases.

By Patricia Kime

3 years ago