A major push by the Department of Veterans Affairs to encourage veterans to file claims for service-related sexual assault has led to an increase in those claims and higher approval ratings. According ...

VA has told nearly 40 companies to stop charging veterans for assisting with disability benefits claims. The firms insist ...

NPR has been following the money behind veterans' disability claims — specifically, for-profit companies that help vets navigate the VA's red tape. Critics of the companies call them "claim sharks." ...

Veterans have filed half a million claims for benefits stemming from toxic exposure while serving, the Department of Veterans Affairs said Wednesday, part of the largest expansion of VA coverage in a ...

Headlines have been heralding the fact that a deadline was looming for veterans to take advantage of the PACT Act that broadens covered benefits, and the Butler County Vet Board is dispelling that as ...

U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas (NH-01), Ranking Member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee Subcommittee for Disability and Memorial Affairs, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Senate Veterans’ ...

The U.S. Navy and the Department of Justice have set a deadline of August 2024 for Camp Lejeune veterans who were diagnosed with cancer or other illnesses after serving at the marine base to file a ...

Veterans who were potentially exposed to burn pits or toxic chemicals like Agent Orange have until Wednesday to register with the Department of Veterans Affairs if they want to take advantage of a ...

Just before the General Assembly adjourned on June 20, the House and Senate agreed on the final wording of the so-called “claim shark” bill. Advocates say the bill will protect veterans from being ...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pressing the Department of Veterans Affairs for answers about how it handles unaccredited companies that charge fees to help veterans file disability benefits claims ...

About 110,000 veterans sought Department of Veterans Affairs benefits for the first time in the first year of the PACT Act, and many more newly VA-eligible beneficiaries will likely do so under the ...

Veterans listen to Vice President Kamala Harris at a Veterans Day ceremony at the Arlington National Ceremony on Nov. 11, 2022, in Virginia. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) The nominee to lead Veterans ...