Secondary conditions are disabilities caused by conditions the Department of Veterans Affairs already recognizes as service ...

In a 7-2 decision, the court ruled that the Department of Veterans Affairs is entitled to deference over certain evidentiary determinations when assessing disability claims. The U.S. Supreme Court on ...

The VA disability benefits framework was designed to provide veterans with structured, lawful access to compensation ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court weighed oral arguments Wednesday in a case over how a century-old law is applied to decide Department of Veterans Affairs benefits when there is an equal balance of ...

Shield of Odin today reaffirmed that veterans have the legal right to seek independent medical evaluations and opinions from ...

VA disability compensation functions as government payment for service-connected harm, not welfare, and the language used to ...

For-profit consultants across the country make millions each year by charging military veterans for help in filing their disability claims with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. The practice ...

For countless American Military Veterans, returning home after serving in combat is often portrayed as the ultimate reward — a moment of relief and gratitude. Yet, for many, the reality is far more ...

It’s Memorial Day in America — a moment of remembrance observed since after the Civil War for those U.S. military personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice to defend our fundamental freedoms. Yet in ...

Two men salute while participating in New York City’s Veterans Day parade Nov. 11. Republican and Democratic lawmakers in some two dozen states have introduced bills aimed at restricting or legalizing ...