WASHINGTON — The coronavirus pandemic has caused a major backlog at the Department of Veterans Affairs, especially when it comes to rendering decisions on veterans' disability claims. Advocacy groups ...

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 ...

Hundreds of veterans are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with disabilities that make it hard or impossible to get a job. Many are eligible for... VA Officials Try To Ease Disability Exam Backlog ...

Congress first allowed the VA to use contractors, rather than VA physicians, for C&P exams in a limited capacity in 1996, and the scope of the privatization has significantly expanded in recent years.

Hundreds of thousands of veterans are stuck in limbo in regards to their disability compensation because the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has delayed compensation and pension (C&P) exams, ...

When in-person medical care was paused at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities earlier this year due to COVID-19, telehealth technologies allowed veterans to continue accessing ...

'We have not heard how you intend to ensure sanitation measures, supply PPE to veterans and providers, and manage the growing backlog.' By David Roza Published Jun 16, 2020 1:16 PM EDT House lawmakers ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will soon be resuming medical examinations for disability compensation benefits at select locations across the country, VA officials announced today. Both ...

A week and a half after this investigation aired, and the Department of Veterans Affairs said it addressed vets’ concerns, it appears the problem we uncovered is still going on. The VA told us it ...

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 ...

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 ...