ABC15 Arizona

Vietnam Veteran takes case to ABC15 after years of VA benefit denials

Russ Cousins, a Vietnam War veteran, has been fighting a different kind of battle for years — the battle for recognition and ...

How some veterans exploit $193 billion VA program, due to lax controls

The Department of Veterans Affairs spends billions on dubious and even fraudulent disabilities benefits. Meanwhile, some ...
Stars and Stripes

Veteran pushes VA to provide disability payments, health coverage for Gulf War illness

A Gulf War veteran is urging the VA to “act swiftly” to include Gulf War illness as a medical condition with a disability ...

VA’s disability program is an ‘honor system.’ These veterans are defrauding it.

Post investigation finds VA’s $193 billion disability program has turned into a rich target for fraudsters. Some fake ...
Newsweek

VA Disability Benefits: Payment Worth up to $4,544 Due This Week

Approximately 6.2 million Veterans in the U.S. receive disability benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). These tax-free monthly payments are provided to individuals with ...
Military Times

Total of overdue VA disability claims balloons to almost 300,000

The seal on the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington, D.C. is shown in June 2013. (Charles Dharapak/AP) The backlog of veterans first-time disability claims in coming ...