When you apply for VA disability benefits, you may be asked to attend what's called a VA claim exam, also known as a ...

William Howart, a medical instrument technologist, performs an ultrasound examination on the neck of a patient on Feb. 27, 2016, at the VA Hudson Valley Health Care System in New York. (Barb ...

TOMAH, Wis — The one-year window to apply for new testing closes in less than a month for veterans who received potentially flawed compensation and pension exams at the Tomah VA Hospital. The VA ...

The process of theVA claim exam can be a confusing and stressful experience, especially for those unfamiliar with its purpose ...

May 29 (UPI) --The Department of Veterans Affairs, with a backlog of 114,000 cases, announced that it will resume in-person disability examinations at some VA medical centers. Although examinations ...

In a letter to VA Secretary Denis McDonough, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., pushed for answers by May 14 to an array of questions about VA compensation and pension exams done by private contractors ...

'We have not heard how you intend to ensure sanitation measures, supply PPE to veterans and providers, and manage the growing backlog.' By David Roza Published Jun 16, 2020 1:16 PM EDT House lawmakers ...

KIHEI – When Vic Pugh finished his compensation and pension exam, he said he felt “dismissed” by physicians contracted by the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. “This is a process that is going to ...

This map from the Department of Veterans Affairs shows (in green) more than 34,000 zip codes where Compensation and Pension exams have resumed following restrictions put in place at the start of the ...

ST PAUL, Minn — “I was told I needed to go into New York City next week to get an in-person benefits exam,” said a 30-year-old Stamford, Connecticut Army Veteran. “I said, ‘I can’t do that for obvious ...

KUSA - The Denver Veterans Affairs Medical Center has refused to release the names of doctors who are performing initial exams for traumatic brain injuries. 9Wants to Know made the request for the ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will soon be resuming medical examinations for disability compensation benefits at select locations across the country, VA officials announced today. Both ...