Court Ruling Paves Way to Faster Appeal Decisions for Some Vets A ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims could accelerate adjudication of vets' disability claims appeals.
Trump Signs Bill Protecting Disability Payments for Veterans Who Declare Bankruptcy The HAVEN Act ensures that debt collectors can't go after veterans' disability compensation.
Obesity Is Not a Service-Connected Disability: VA You can't blame the military for your girth, according to an official ruling.
VA Begins New Claims Appeals Process Next Month The change is an attempt to speed up the process, which used to take years.
It's Official: Disabled Vets to See Biggest Raise Since 2012 Veterans with the highest ratings will get about $100 extra each month.
Retirees, Disabled Vets Get Biggest Raise in 7 Years for 2019 The cost of living increase gives more cash to one in every five Americans.
Vet Lawyers Got Desired 'Undiagnosed Pain' Case To Win On Appeal The ruling means that more than 11,000 veterans may be eligible for disability compensation.
VA Finalizes Rule Paying Special Monthly Compensation to Some With TBI Those with TBI should now find it easier to be approved for SMC benefit.
Veterans Work to Bridge Info Gap on Gulf War Illness A GAO report showed that 90 percent of VA medical examiners had not been trained on how to conduct exams for Gulf War Illness...
VA Offers Provisional Compensation for Claims The VA announced a plan to tackle its disability claims backlog by awarding provisional compensation to thousands of vets.
Top Enlisted Leader at Air Force Special Operations Command Fired, Facing Investigation Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, who advised on the readiness, training and quality of life of enlisted air commandos, was...
Army to Soldiers: Reenlist by Monday if You Want to Claim Incentives While it is not unusual for the Army to curtail incentives after meeting its retention goals, the troops were given little...
Former Air Force Commander Punished with 21 Days' Confinement, Forfeiture of Pay After Guilty Plea Col. Christopher Meeker, the former commander of Wright-Patterson's 88th Air Base Wing, was sentenced Tuesday evening after...
New Air Force Academy Mission Statement Drops Educate, Adds a Different Focus The Air Force Academy has rolled out a new mission statement that drops the word "educate" and adds in a focus on winning...
The Army Is Getting Rid of Athletic Trainers The Army is set to phase out its unit-level athletic trainers -- civilian specialists tasked with providing immediate care...
![A new Wounded Warrior Project survey of more than 33,000 Post-9/11 veterans found that 51.7 percent of the respondents were obese, according to their body max index, or BMI. Of that total, 6.2 percent were rated as "morbidly obese." (Getty Images photo)](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2018-12/obeseman1800.png.jpg?itok=b_MOXvOV "A new Wounded Warrior Project survey of more than 33,000 Post-9/11 veterans found that 51.7 percent of the respondents were obese, according to their body max index, or BMI. Of that total, 6.2 percent were rated as "morbidly obese." (Getty Images photo)")
