by Rikki Almanza | Apr 15, 2024
The VA has made revisions to its Schedule for Rating Disabilities, VASRD, which addresses digestive disorders. In order to more fairly compensate Veterans, the modifications add or alter rating criteria for 55 medical conditions in the rating schedule. These...
by Rikki Almanza | Apr 9, 2024
In an effort to help Veterans’ payouts keep up with inflation, Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester (D-Mont.), and ranking member Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), introduced plans yesterday to ensure a cost-of-living boost in benefits for Veterans...
by Rikki Almanza | Apr 4, 2024
At the National WWII Museum in New Orleans, an innovative exhibition titled “Voices From the Front” offers visitors a unique opportunity to engage with the past through artificial intelligence. The experience features life-sized video renditions of 18...
by Rikki Almanza | Mar 27, 2024
Nearly 250,000 Veterans involved in a lawsuit against 3M, an earplug manufacturer, have negotiated a $6 billion settlement. The lawsuit alleged that defective earplugs were supplied to the military for deployment during the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. According...
by Rikki Almanza | Mar 22, 2024
The VA has announced a significant milestone in delivering disability compensation benefits to Women Veterans: a record-breaking 702,557 Women Veterans are benefiting from VA disability compensation, marking a 26% increase compared to five years ago.On average, Women...
