1 in 3 PACT Act Claims Have Received a 0% Disability Rating, Prompting a VA Review VA Under Secretary for Benefits Joshua Jacobs said the department plans to examine its ratings schedule after complaints from...
Ukrainian Vets Learn to Navigate the World with the Bodies War Has Changed Analysts now estimate that between 20,000 to 50,000 amputees are in Ukraine, with tens of thousands more killed or otherwise...
'Status Quo Is Not an Option': Lawmakers Press VA on Handling of Companies Charging to File Benefits Claims Lawmakers have been debating competing proposals to address the issue of unaccredited companies charging veterans to file...
By Court Order, Department of Navy Begins Process to Reconsider 3,770 Medical Discharges for Retirement Upgrades Over the next several months, the Department of the Navy will send notices to veterans eligible for new physical evaluation...
VA Failed to Process 56,000 Requests to Update Veterans' Dependents Dating as Far Back as 2011 The department has found problems with 900 PACT Act appeals filings and more than 56,000 dependency status updates.
Where to Get Help Filing a PACT Act Claim For PACT Act claims, veterans may enlist help from the VA itself; from its accredited representatives, including veterans...
PACT Act: Presumptive Conditions The PACT Act presumes a service connection for myriad conditions related to toxic exposures from burn pits; contaminated...
After Website Problems, VA Extends PACT Act Deadline for Retroactive Benefit Claims The opportunity has been extended through Monday, according to the department.
Veterans Hit with Error Messages While Filing to Make PACT Act Deadline About 18% of veterans submitting an intent to file a PACT Act claim Wednesday received error messages. The VA says their...
Congress Weighs Competing Proposals to Tackle Companies Charging Veterans to File Claims A fight is bubbling up over competing proposals in Congress to address companies that charge fees to help veterans file...
The Army Has Officially Deployed Laser Weapons Overseas to Combat Enemy Drones A pair of laser weapons has been deployed by the Army to an undisclosed location overseas to blast incoming enemy drones out...
Fired After 6 Months: Army Sacks Commander of Germany Unit Meant to Bolster NATO Against Russia Lt. Col. Eric Ackles, commander of 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, was relieved of command, the service...
Toxic Exposure Screenings: Vets Report Spotty Follow-Up on Questionnaire Meant to Boost Health Care and Benefits Rolled out with great fanfare in November 2022, toxic exposure screenings for all VA patients were mandated by the PACT Act...
Feds Settle Case for $2 Million After Skydiving Plane Took Out Marine Corps Osprey on Runway Nearly four years after a civilian skydiving aircraft collided with a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey sitting on a San Diego runway...
Reports of Mediocre Disability Exams by VA Contractors Prompts Senator's Demand for Answers A prominent Democratic senator is demanding the Department of Veterans Affairs review the quality of its privatized...