Veterans' Emergency Room Bills Could Get Repaid by VA Thanks to Change VA medical patients who have gone to a non-VA emergency room since 2010 can get their out-of-pocket coinsurance costs...
US Supreme Court Rejects Veteran's Challenge to Disability Claims Filing Deadline The decision spares the VA from paying 30 years worth of compensation to a Navy veteran, as well as potential claims by...
VA's Widespread Mishandling of Disability Claims Could Have Caused Delays and Denials for Veterans The Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of the Inspector General estimated processors did not follow procedures in 68% of...
VA Tests New Automated System that Could Speed Up Claims Decisions In a pilot test of the system, which uses algorithms to assess data followed by a personal review, decisions were rendered in...
Vets with Burn Pit and Toxic Exposure Illnesses to Get Better Disability Help, White House Pledges A new hotline and a more comprehensive, comparative claims processing system are among the efforts to assist Gulf War and...
Filing A Board Appeal If you disagree with VA's decision on your benefits claim you can request a hearing from the Board of Veterans Appeals.
Filing a Higher Level Appeal If you disagree with VA's decision on your claim for benefits you can request a higher level review.
The Appeals Process Glossary This glossary should help you understand the technical terms used in the VA appeal process.
The Appeals Process Checklist Are you submitting a VA appeal but not sure what to do? This appeals process checklist will help guide you through the...
VA Plans Outreach to Screen 3 Million More Veterans for Toxic Exposures The PACT Act requires the VA to attempt to screen all veterans enrolled in VA health care; to date, 4.8 million veterans have...
DoDEA America's Chief of Staff Arrested in Human Trafficking Sting Operation in Georgia Stephen Hovanic, 64, of Sharpsburg, Georgia, was arrested Nov. 15 in a sting that netted 25 additional suspects on charges...
Pentagon's AI Initiatives Accelerate Hard Decisions on Lethal Autonomous Weapons The Pentagon is intent on fielding multiple thousands of relatively inexpensive, expendable AI-enabled autonomous vehicles by...
Marines in Dress Blues Who Brawled with Civilians in Texas Bar District Not Facing Punishment Video posted on YouTube shows a confrontation that quickly escalated between a group of men and the uniformed Marines among...
Trump Hints at Expanded Role for the Military Within the US. A Legacy Law Gives Him Few Guardrails Experts in constitutional law and the military say the Insurrection Act gives presidents tremendous power with few restraints...