The VA treats "cardiovascular disease" broadly, covering many disorders of the heart, arteries, veins, and related structures. To qualify, a veteran must establish a service connection. That means ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to create a diagnostic code to ensure that veterans with constrictive bronchiolitis, an illness linked to burn pits and other airborne pollutants, can receive ...

The disability benefits that veterans receive from the Department of Veterans Affairs have become the subject of a growing number of policy papers and editorials that argue those benefits are too ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Over decades, the government has spent billions on disability payments ...

FORT LEWIS, Wash. Aca,!" Fort Lewis Soldiers who are being medically released from the Army will soon benefit from a more streamlined disability evaluation system, due to a program aligning the ...

In the wake of a Washington Post investigation into fraud within the Veterans Affairs disability system and watchdog recommendations that the VA modernize its ratings schedule, a Republican senator ...

As one of many of its many responsibilities, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pays out monthly benefits to millions of veterans. Typically, these benefits are received by disabled veterans who ...