Veterans Exposed to Burning Oil Wells and Burn Pits Eligible for Special Program Vets who served in SW Asia may be eligible for special healthcare and disability benefits from the VA.
Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) Overview Concurrent Receipt of Disability Pay lets you get military retirement pay and VA disability compensation at the same time.
Ruling on Burn Pit Link to Cancers and a Rare Lung Disease Coming from VA Next Year VA Secretary Denis McDonough said if a link is established, veterans could begin applying for benefits by the end of 2022.
What Is the Airborne Hazard and Burn Pit Registry? If you served in the Gulf War, Iraq or Afghanistan you want to know about the Registry.
VA Family Caregiver Program The VA Family Caregiver Program offers benefits for family members who care for severely injured veterans
Troops With Debilitating Cases of COVID-19, or Their Survivors, to Be Eligible for VA Disability Pay Congress designated the coronavirus as a service-connected illness under some circumstances.
Parents' Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Parents' DIC is an income-based benefit for the parents, or parent, of a military service member or veteran who has died.
VA's Vocational Rehabilitation Rates Increase Oct. 1 The monthly payments will see a modest cost-of-living increase.
Court Ruling Paves Way to Faster Appeal Decisions for Some Vets A ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims could accelerate adjudication of vets' disability claims appeals.
Trump Signs Bill Protecting Disability Payments for Veterans Who Declare Bankruptcy The HAVEN Act ensures that debt collectors can't go after veterans' disability compensation.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
