FORT BRAGG, N.C. (May 17, 2013) -- The Integrated Disability Evaluation System was created after officials in Washington decided to examine the healthcare system that looked after the nation's ...

Military sexual trauma can have immediate and lasting effects on veterans’ mental and physical health, yet many veterans ...

FORT SILL, Okla. -- The Office of Soldiers' Counsel (OSC) is an organization of judge advocates, civilian attorneys and paralegals spread out over 30 locations worldwide, with roughly 200 attorneys ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) requested that the committee review the adjudication process by which impairments that result from traumatic brain injury (TBI) are assessed for awarding ...

In a review of the VA's process for evaluating and awarding disability compensation for TBI, a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine panel said the overall process should be made ...

Disability assessment and psychometric evaluation constitute a multidisciplinary endeavour aimed at quantifying the impact of health conditions on an individual’s functioning and participation in ...

Pushing through cognitive impairment, migraines and severe fatigue, Michaelene Carlton, 49, mustered up the energy last week to dial the Social Security Administration to speak to her newly appointed ...

Today we celebrate the 80th anniversary of Social Security. Since its inception, America's Social Security system has undergone numerous changes. Originally, Social Security was intended to pay only ...

The lack of data and information on disability and the situation of persons with disabilities at the national level contributes to the invisibility of persons with disabilities in official statistics, ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung condition that can lead to breathing difficulties. In the United States, people with severe cases of COPD may be eligible for disability benefits ...