VA is proposing major changes to disability ratings for sleep apnea, tinnitus, and mental health, shifting away from device based formulas and toward functional impairment.

The Trump administration and Republicans in Congress are already trying to restrict veteran care through bills that seek to ...

This chapter summarizes what is known about how aggravation of preservice disability and secondary claims are evaluated and rated, and provides recommendations on how the current process can be ...

Every servicemember enters and leaves the armed forces with a medical examination. That procedural fact reflects the original logic behind what the Department of Veterans Affairs calls “disability ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs says the rule will not directly impact veterans' current disability ratings, while ...

—A recent study investigating factors affecting VA service connection denial for PTSD claims related to military sexual trauma found that citing sexual harassment were more likely to be denied ...