For years, veterans who live with a debilitating lung ailment after being exposed to toxic air and burning trash during their service have reported they've struggled to get disability benefits through ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs is soliciting comments on a proposed federal rule that establishes a diagnostic code for the department to use when awarding disability for constrictive ...

WASHINGTON — Veterans and their advocates slammed a new rule by the Department of Veterans Affairs for determining disability compensation, predicting it will lower their payments for service-related ...

WASHINGTON — A lawsuit filed in federal circuit court challenges an amended rule by the Department of Veterans Affairs mandating that disability ratings be based on how well veterans do on medication ...

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A federal lawsuit is challenging a Department of Veterans Affairs rule that requires disability ratings to reflect how well veterans function on medication rather than the severity of their underlying ...

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