Sam Pulia, left, Willow Springs, Ill police chief, places flags on the bronze parapets at the 9/11 Memorial on the 23rd ...

Related to that, VA's disability claims backlog - which counts the total number of first-time benefits cases that take more than four months to complete - rose to more than 400,00 ...

For many veterans, even a mild service-connected condition can lead to a disability rating and with it, monthly compensation. In 2025, veterans with a 10 percent VA disability rati ...

The current VA disability benefits system, despite its best efforts, is overwhelmed. Frustrated by bureaucratic delays and mistaken denials, veterans frequently turn to private consultants for ...

Disability Rating: The percentage of disability assigned by the VA determines the base compensation amount. A higher disability rating corresponds to a higher monthly payment.

Veterans Affairs officials said the disability claims backlog fell to about 190,000 cases on June 23. (VA graphic) Veterans Affairs officials on Tuesday announced staffers had already processed ...

A retired Department of Veterans Affairs worker failed to revive allegations that the agency’s pandemic-era safety measures interfered with his disability accommodations, a federal appeals court said.

Disability claims could be jeopardized because of illegitimate authorship and submission of “nexus letters,” which are medical documents provided by a veteran’s provider when that veteran ...

Supreme Court Rules Unanimously Against Time Limits on Combat-Related Disability Pay The Pentagon is seen from Air Force One as it flies over Washington, March 2, 2022.

Where a former Department of the Navy employee appeared to assert claims for disability discrimination, retaliation, under ...