Recently awarded Medal of Honor recipient Royce Williams secured full VA disability benefits at age 98 with help from ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., speaks at a 2024 rally supporting the Major Richard Star Act. Bilirakis and other House and Senate ...

I am writing about the Veterans Affairs interim final rule RIN 2900-AS49, effective Feb. 17, which requires that a disability rating be based on a veteran’s actual, medicated or treated functional ...

VA Secretary Doug Collins promised Thursday that the department would not enforce the controversial rule, but it remains on the books. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images) Veterans and lawmakers want the ...

America's heroes have always fought for us. They can take care of themselves pretty well, too. And when the government looks to save money by reducing the compensation paid to disabled veterans, well, ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) this week abruptly reversed course on a new rule requiring veterans’ disability ratings to be calculated by how well they function on medication and not on the ...

Members of Congress pressed the Department of Veterans Affairs to officially rescind a controversial new rule on the assessment of disability ratings after VA Secretary Doug Collins pledged that the ...

Local veteran advocates say they'll continue watching for any future policy changes. They are also encouraging veterans to stay vigilant in protecting their benefits. Days after concerns surfaced ...

Editor's note: Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins announced Feb. 19 that the VA “is halting the enforcement of the interim final rule,” Collins said in a post on X. “VA issued the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In an abrupt about-face, Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins said Thursday the agency was "halting enforcement" ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – A federal rule change could lower disability compensation for millions of veterans, says the Veterans of Foreign Wars. On Tuesday, the Department of Veterans Affairs amended ...