When you apply for VA disability benefits, you may be asked to attend what's called a VA claim exam, also known as a compensation and pension (C&P) exam. This isn't a routine medical appointment, ...

John Keith Taylor was denied a disability rating for scars without ever having an evaluation of the tumors, which was the ...

DeWITT, Va. (WRIC) — More than four years after his death, and decades after the conclusion of his military service, the widow of a Vietnam War veteran is still trying to get her husband’s benefits ...

TOMAH, Wis. (TOMAH VA PRESS RELEASE - Today, Secretary McDonough determined that VA will offer new disability exams to all 649 Veterans whose benefits claims may have been negatively impacted by exams ...

Congress first allowed the VA to use contractors, rather than VA physicians, for C&P exams in a limited capacity in 1996, and the scope of the privatization has significantly expanded in recent years.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) plays a crucial role in supporting America's veterans. However, navigating the system to access disability benefits can be a hurdle for some veterans. Many ...

Veterans who experienced certain traumatic events during their service may be able to receive disability compensation in the form of non-taxed monthly payments, as well as free health care, including ...

The Veterans Benefits Administration -- the arm of the Department of Veterans Affairs that adjudicates disability compensation claims -- has processed more than 1 million filings this year and is on ...

TOMAH — Military veterans seeking to have their neurological exams reviewed won’t be required to refile their claims. That announcement came from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis ...

In a letter to VA Secretary Denis McDonough, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., pushed for answers by May 14 to an array of questions about VA compensation and pension exams done by private contractors ...