Latest "veterans disability" stories

Vets should be getting fewer disability benefits, more help in post-military life says former SECVA

Robert Wilkie also criticized his old department as resistant to reform and stuck in the past.

By Leo Shane III

17 months ago

A service member shelves patient medical records at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., March 26, 2009.

Veterans disability claims backlog expected to grow in coming months

The number of cases pending for more than four months rose to more than 215,000 this week.

By Leo Shane III

19 months ago

Caregivers stipends set to expand to Vietnam veterans, older generations this fall

The planned expansion of the program has been delayed since last fall.

By Leo Shane III

3 years ago

Purple Heart vets will get disability claims moved quicker

The move gives the medal recipients' cases top priority in the benefits process.

By Leo Shane III

4 years ago

Court ruling could extend disability benefits to thousands of injured veterans

Under the old rules, veterans had to have a clear medical explanation for their pain in order to be eligible for disability payouts.

By Leo Shane III

5 years ago

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