The VA Rating System Explained When it comes to disability ratings, knowing the difference between a permanent, analogous, extra-schedular, and...
Principi: Eligibility Explosion Behind VA Backlog The backlog can't be solved, Principi argues, until everyone acknowledges how recent laws have expanded eligibility.
Most TFL-Eligible Vets Won’t See Higher VA Costs Will a retired military person with a 10 percent VA disability rating have to pay VA for health services provided for...
Concurrent Receipt Expansion Efforts Falter Over the last two years, amid the debt crisis and federal budgets cuts through the 2011 Budget Control Act, support for...
'Condition Not A Disability' Discharges Disputed Navy Department medical personnel misuse a separation authority called "Condition Not a Disability," an advocate charges.
VA, Congress Shrug as Sleep Apnea Claims 'Surge' An advisory committee recommended that the VA consider steps to address a "surge" in compensation awards for apnea.
VA Now Paying Compensation To Victims of Contaminated Lejeune Water VA will now pay disability compensation in addition to providing medical care to those affected by water contamination at...
Groups Say COLA Bill Will Cost Disabled Vets Five veterans' service organizations have opposed a bill sent to the House floor on Wednesday that would guarantee disabled...
This Woman Flew an F-35 Simulator with Her Mind A patient for an experimental DoD robotics program, is breaking ground in freeing the mind from the limitations of the body.
After Terminator Arm, DARPA Wants Implantable Hard Drive for the Brain A Pentagon program has already developed a highly advanced prosthetic arm. Now DARPA wants to expand on that cutting-edge...
Marine Corps Says Half of Barracks Had Issues, Though Only 118 Marines Moved, After Worldwide Inspection The inspection took place between February and March, a quick time frame for a herculean task that involved looking at...
Temporary Promotions for Army Noncommissioned Officers to End in June The Army will suspend the temporary promotions starting in June in one of the most significant changes to its promotion...
Marine Corps Aims for a New Way of Teaching, Ditching Old Models of PowerPoint Lectures The service will focus on the individual Marine's ability to learn rather than cramming instruction into their heads, whether...
Ukrainian Drone Attack Sets Major Russian Oil Refinery on Fire Oil-processing, one of Russia’s most important industries, has been a target of Ukrainian drone attacks since late January.
Navy's Newest Warship Named for Fierce Marine Corps Campaign in Afghanistan The top leader of the Navy announced Thursday that the service's future amphibious ship, a landing helicopter assault vessel...