Why VA pays more in disability for sleep apnea than it does for some lost limbs

VA vowed to modernize its disability benefits system. As criticism from veterans and their advocates has mounted, efforts to ...
Opinion

The VA’s disability evaluation is failing veterans

The 1945 “whole-person” formula used by the Department of Veterans Affairs presumes independence among various disabilities. But empirical data show that this assumption is faulty, and veterans ...
abc7NY

Local veterans worried about change in disability benefits for tinnitus, sleep apnea, mental health

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Local veterans are concerned over the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' proposal to remove tinnitus as a stand-alone disability and to change the language surrounding a sleep ...
Newsweek

VA Disability Benefits: Payment Worth up to $4,544 Due This Week

Approximately 6.2 million Veterans in the U.S. receive disability benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). These tax-free monthly payments are provided to individuals with ...
KWTX

VA changing disability evaluations for mental health and other critical conditions.

TEMPLE, Texas (KWTX) - Some Central Texas veterans are going to be getting a much-needed boost in healthcare thanks to the VA. The VA has decided to change its disability ratings criteria for mental ...
Military.com

1 in 3 PACT Act Claims Have Received a 0% Disability Rating, Prompting a VA Review

The Department of Veterans Affairs has approved nearly 80% of the 570,000 claims it has adjudicated under the PACT Act, distributing more than $2.2 billion in disability compensation to veterans or ...
Military Times

Disability payouts help some vets earn more than healthy peers

A Vietnam war veteran salutes during a Veterans Day ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Veterans with low disability ratings often earn more annually ...