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Agent Orange was a chemical defoliant used most famously in the Vietnam War, but also found use in Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). A long-overdue act of Congress, the Agent Orange Act of

Veterans seeking disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must navigate a complex system of forms and procedures. Significant changes were made to this process with the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA), which went

IN THIS ISSUE Reasons the VA Denies Claims Veteran Aid Spotlight Pro Patria Award VA Disability Calculator Run to St Lo Reader Submissions A Time of Rebirth By John Stevens Berry, Sr. We all know

Disabled Veterans are entitled to retroactive disability back pay when the date they are granted benefits comes after the effective date of their claims. The effective date is either the date you filed for disability

A study published this past May in the American Journal of Drug and Alcohol Abuse detailed a possible solution to a rampant problem. Researchers from the Department of Veterans Affairs, Harvard Medical School and the

With housing prices and rent in a steady incline and the number of veterans in need of housing assistance following, one Arizona organization aims to alleviate this large issue with a "tiny" solution. Build Us

The VA system can be difficult to navigate, even for those Veterans with straightforward, well documented claims. Post-traumatic stress disorder claims can be some of the hardest to get service connected because the requirements can

Every year, the Big Red Challenge puts on a race in Lincoln, Nebraska, dedicated to helping Veterans transition from life in the military to life as a civilian. This year on June 8th, the Big

Veterans applying for a 100% disability rating typically go through a long, drawn out process of filing for disability and appealing multiple decisions by the VA. Getting to 100% is often the goal for severely

When evaluating a Veteran’s monthly disability benefits, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) considers many factors. Every impairment is unique, so you need the VA to accurately calculate your disability rating. If you have a