The Department of Veterans Affairs will implement a major overhaul of its mental health rating criteria by late 2026, replacing the current subjective system with a structured five‑domain assessment.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Under a new rule, the Department of Veterans Affairs will adjust a veteran's disability rating based on whether medication ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Veterans Affairs employee Nicholas Crews of Marietta, Georgia, died Wednesday from injuries sustained from a shooting at the ...

VA payment schedule 2026: US veterans awaiting their next benefit can mark their calendars. May 2026 VA disability ...

When a veteran or their family receives a VA decision it arrives as a simple percentage printed on a document. It’s no more dramatic than that. The number doesn’t change when the family feels the pain ...

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 ...

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Deborah J. Mazzarella, PsyD, ABCP, is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 30 years of experience, including work with active duty military and within the Department of ...

If you are a veteran who has never enrolled in Department of Veterans Affairs health care, or who was turned away in the past ...