Veterans Disability Benefits

While most Veterans are familiar with disability benefits that can be claimed through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for service-connected disorders, you may not know that you could be entitled to benefits based on age or non-service-connected disabilities or...

The VA has revamped the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry to contain the names of approximately 4.7 million current and former service members from campaigns as far back as 1990. The latest version of the registry makes inclusion automatic and based on...

On Wednesday, June 12, 2024, Veteran advocates met with the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee to discuss TDIU.  Many advocates say that the Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) program is in need of a major review.  TDIU provides much needed...

Recoupment of Separation Pay by VA is conducted in certain situations with Veterans whose entitlement to disability compensation arose on or after September 15, 1981. Any Veterans whose service or entitlement to disability was established prior to September 15, 1981...

Veterans often submit more than one compensation claim during their lifetime.  Since 2015, the VA has required that those claims be submitted on very specific forms.  Since 2019 and the implementation of the Appeals Modernization Act, the requirements for new claims...

There are a number of different types of benefits VA provides to Veterans, as well as to eligible dependents of Veterans that meet specific criteria. The most common VA benefits are disability benefits, which are what most Veterans are seeking and include all...

Veterans Affairs medical facilities experienced a notable increase in patient visits and a decrease in wait times during the first half of the new fiscal year which was attributed to the implementation of additional night and weekend appointments as part of the Access...

The VA announced that in fiscal 2023, department benefits officials completed nearly 2 million veteran and survivor claims, the most in agency history and up almost 16% from the previous year. During a press call Wednesday, VA Undersecretary for Benefits Joshua Jacobs...

In the world of aviation, those who serve in the military often find themselves exposed to various occupational hazards. Among these, exposure to jet fuels can have lasting health implications. This blog explores the process of obtaining VA service connection for...

Veterans who are exposed to aqueous film forming foam (AFFF), also known as firefighting foam, face significant health challenges linked to the toxic chemicals in this foam, particularly PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). In addition to battling these...