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VA Family Caregiver Program

The VA Family Caregiver Program offers benefits for family members who care for severely injured veterans

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)

Obesity Is Not a Service-Connected Disability: VA

You can't blame the military for your girth, according to an official ruling.

What Is The Burn Pit Registry?

If you served in Iraq or Afghanistan you want to know about the Burn Pit Registry.

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VA Begins New Claims Appeals Process Next Month

The change is an attempt to speed up the process, which used to take years.

2019 VA Disability Payment Schedule

What day will that disability check be in the bank? Our VA disability payment schedule tells you.

How to Get Increased Disability Compensation

Did you know you can always ask the VA for increased disability compensation? But be careful, it can backfire.

Veterans with PTSD participate in a yoga class at Open Center Yoga in Bristol, Pa. A class-action lawsuit filed against the U.S. Army challenges less-than-honorable discharges given to soldiers who may have had undiagnosed PTSD or other mental conditions. (Kim Weimer/Bucks County Courier Times via AP)

Class-Action Suit Could Aid More Than 50,000 Iraq, Afghanistan War Veterans

Nearly a third of 2 million Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans suffer from PTSD and related mental health conditions.

It's Official: Disabled Vets to See Biggest Raise Since 2012

Veterans with the highest ratings will get about $100 extra each month.

Dependency and Indemnity (DIC) Rates to Get Biggest Bump Since 2012

The 2.8 increase for 2019 marks the largest cost-of-living adjustment in seven years.

Should You Hire a Lawyer to File a VA Disability Claim?

How to get legal help and avoid being ripped off.

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