Injured Soldiers dread the uncertainty. Am I medically fit to stay in the Army? If I get out, what disability do I qualify for? What if I don't want my career to end? A few years ago, these questions ...

Department of Veterans Affairs facilities will resume in-person disability and compensation exams at 20 locations in the coming weeks, an effort to address a backlog that has nearly doubled since the ...

Nowadays, about 90% of all VA disability exams are done by contractors. While the goal of allowing contractors to do the exams was to alleviate the VA's workload and the disability claims backlog, ...

Veterans wait outside the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Medical Center in Seattle on March 30, 2015. The site is one of 20 reopening for some compensation and pension exams in coming days. (Elaine ...

Hundreds of veterans are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with disabilities that make it hard or impossible for them to get a job. Many are eligible for disability benefits, but with a wait time ...