(Dave Irish/CBC) The former soldier from Nova Scotia who killed his family and himself received $126,561 in disability compensation from Veterans Affairs for his diagnosis of post-traumatic stress ...

VA disability compensation functions as government payment for service-connected harm, not welfare, and the language used to ...

When assessing PTSD claims, the VA considers service connection, utilizing medical evidence and often requiring a Compensation and Pension (C&P) exam. Ratings are based on the severity of symptoms and ...

Before MAYER, CLEVENGER, and MOORE, Circuit Judges. Michael Arzio appeals the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“Veterans Court”) which affirmed a decision of the ...

An Orlando, Florida police officer with PTSD who was declared 'permanently and totally disabled' after the Pulse nightclub shooting has had his benefits cut off and now has only $218 to his name to ...

Reintegrating veterans into civilian life has become a battle between antiquated health care models and politically derived incentives. On Tuesday at AEI, two panels of military veterans and mental ...

Months have passed since sexual-assault victim Virginia Messick left the Air Force and sought disability compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder. She says she cannot work and wants the ...