I'm told sometime in the past month the Office of Management and Budget approved a six-page claim form that veterans use to apply for disability benefits, replacing a 23-page application that was so ...

Veterans looking to receive compensation for service-connected disabilities can now use a self-service online tool developed by the U.S. Digital Service team at the Department of Veterans Affairs. The ...

Short-term disability is a type of government-run insurance or employer benefit that gives you income replacement for a temporary period when you are unable to work due to a covered illness, injury, ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has raised disability compensation by 2.8%, added new qualifying conditions, and reduced claims processing times in 2026. These updates coincide with congressional ...

Disability can blindside you at any age. A 22-year-old barista with long Covid, a 40-year-old warehouse worker with a wrecked back, a 68-year-old cancer survivor who can’t keep up full-time hours ...

If you've applied for Social Security disability benefits and are still waiting for an answer, you're not alone. "For the first time in history, more than 1 million people are waiting on the Social ...

For a couple of different reasons, a claim for Social Security disability benefits may be reviewed. One is what the Social Security Administration calls a "quality assurance review." The other is what ...