The Department of Veterans Affairs processed over 2 million disability claims in 2025, breaking records for speed. Average processing time dropped to 132 days, down from 141 days at the start of the ...

A Marine Corps veteran rated 70% for post-traumatic stress disorder didn't know his sleep apnea counted as a separate disability. An Army veteran with a service-connected back injury never filed for ...

"Independent medical documentation is a legitimate and lawful component of the VA disability process, but it is also one of the most misunderstood," said Ryan Hawley, Founder and CEO of Shield of Odin ...

The military color guard marches at the beginning of the Veterans ceremony at Rundlett middle school Thursday in honor of the holiday. Credit: GEOFF FORESTER—Monitor staff Sign up for the Concord ...

Criteria the VA developed in 1945 do not align with modern medicine, employment and the impact of disabilities on a veteran’s ...

Right now, nearly 1 in 3 initial VA disability claims are denied. We built VABN University to be the West Point of the ...

The VA has relaunched efforts to find a new head of veterans benefits following the withdrawal of nominee Karen Brazell last ...

More than 900 federal employees have filed claims for unemployment insurance in Virginia after going on unpaid furlough during the federal government shutdown, now in its third week. The Virginia ...

Re “Helping vulnerable vets transition to a post-service life” (Other Views, Dec. 15): The opinion column makes some important points. I am a wheelchair-bound, disabled veteran from the Vietnam era. I ...

When I was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer in 2012, Christus St. Vincent cared for me with skill and compassion, and I am forever grateful for the team that saved my life, particularly Dr. Tim ...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) concluded a letter in which the late Jeffrey Epstein seemingly claimed he and former Team USA gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar shared a love of young girls is fake.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) - A former Hardee’s manager in Missouri has filed a lawsuit claiming he was fired for missing approved medical leave. According to Jackson County, Missouri, Circuit ...