Veterans Guardian breaks down why the VA disability backlog persists and how veterans can bypass delays through strategic filing, nexus letters, and expert guidance to secure the benefits they've ...

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 ...

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 ...

You twisted your ankle during a ruck march last month. It still hurts, but you didn't go to sick call because you had a field exercise coming up. Your knee started bothering you after jumping out of ...

—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 than ...

Suggested Citation: "Appendix I: M21-1 Compensation and Pension Manual." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Evaluation of the Disability Determination Process for ...

Veterans living with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may qualify for disability compensation from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The VA’s disability rating system evaluates the ...