Veterans Disability Info Blog

Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Michigan) recently asked the Government Accountability Office (“GAO” - the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of Congress) to investigate whether the health of disabled veterans is improving with VA care.
In January 2020, GAO published its findings,...

The new year has brought some relief for Vietnam veterans. Effective on January 1, 2020, the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 provides that veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange while serving on ships in the vicinity of Vietnam or working on the storage or testing of the dangerous...

There is more information regarding the investigation into the deaths from insulin overdoses of at least 11 veterans at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia, four hours from Washington, D.C. Authorities have identified a “person of interest” in the...

Something is very wrong at a Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital in Clarksburg, West Virginia. There have been at least 11 suspicious deaths at the facility in a two-year period, and federal prosecutors are investigating. Many of these deaths involve incorrect insulin injections in patients,...

Last month, a document signed by several members of Congress exposed the VA’s unpublished policy of denying home loans to veterans employed in the cannabis industry. The policy seems doubly outrageous considering the proven benefits of medicinal cannabis to treat numerous conditions...

Problems with negligent care are also a very real threat for veterans who reside in VA nursing homes. The stories are frightening. A recent investigation into 99 VA nursing homes across the U.S. found that, between April and December 2018, nearly 53% of the facilities were cited for deficiencies...

Without VA benefits to cover proper therapy and treatment, veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are facing a future of personal and professional hardships. But just because the Department of Veterans’ Affairs has denied your PTSD claim doesn’t mean you’re...

Throughout my lengthy career as a veterans' disability benefits attorney, I have seen the VA deny many veterans service connection for chronic pain - simply because a doctor can’t identify the source of the pain.
Even though these individuals were clearly suffering from pain, if doctors...

A recent investigation confirmed that Washington DC VA Medical Center officials knew about issues affecting patient health for years, yet did nothing. On Wednesday, the US Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) released a report detailing the DC VA facilities appalling conditions, citing a...

Chronic homelessness remains a significant problem for U.S. veterans, with an estimated 40,000 veterans included among the 553,000 Americans who have no place to call home.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development-VA Supportive Housing Program (HUD-VASH) has become one of the most...