Veterans have relatively high rates of physical and mental health issues, including PTSD and depression. But the report says the sharp increase in disabilities may be because veterans are ...

The VA assigns a disability rating based on the severity of a veteran's condition, measured on a scale from 0% to 100% in increments of 10%. This rating determines the monthly compensation amount.

Additionally, GERD may qualify as a secondary condition linked to PTSD, anxiety, or other service-connected issues, potentially increasing your overall disability rating. Veterans denied benefits ...

VA pays you the difference between your countable family income and the yearly income limit which describes your situation (see chart above ... meaning their disability requires that they ...

About nine-tenths of the benefits available to all veterans are either disability payments or medical ... racial and ethnic differences in poverty rates. All other program spending: As the chart above ...

Two major new studies from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health reveal that veterans of the Vietnam War ...

Weaver said he's tried nearly every treatment for PTSD the VA offers, including talk therapy, exposure therapy, meditation and antidepressants. "You get to a point where you're so mentally ...

Randy Weaver: Yeah. Every day. Weaver says he's tried nearly every treatment for PTSD the VA offers including talk therapy, exposure therapy, meditation, and antidepressants. Randy Weaver ...

The study also links PTSD to social and familial challenges. Veterans with PTSD or sub-threshold PTSD had higher rates of divorce and separation, especially those who had been exposed to more ...

Introduction of cognitive processing therapy to treatment as usual was superior to standard treatment alone to address PTSD ...

A new bill, HB 1070, would help correctional officers access the same services as firefighters and law enforcement.