Between October 2023 and 2024, 8,937 appeals were filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims. The median time to receive a decision was 222 days, or 7.4 months.

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. An experimental medication made from marijuana successfully reduced back pain in a new study, offering further ...

People with chronic bad backs may soon have cause to jump for joy—carefully, of course. A large-scale, randomized, double-blinded, and controlled clinical trial has shown that a specifically ...

A leaf of a Cannabis plant near Limoges. In the mountainous areas of France, some people are reported to grow a few cannabis plants for personal use. (Photo by Krisztian Elek/SOPA Images/LightRocket ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — An experimental medication made from marijuana successfully reduced back pain in a new study, offering further support for the drug’s potential in treating one of the most common ...