Effective Dec. 9, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has updated ... help claims processors evaluate the severity of disabilities and assign disability ratings. The complete list of updates ...

If you're navigating the VA benefits world, you've probably heard about the golden ticket: a 100% Permanent and Total (P&T) disability rating. It's the top tier-full monthly compensation ...

If you are a veteran who has a VA ... an evaluation for VR&E services, you must have received a discharge that is other than dishonorable and have a service-connected disability rating of ...

"It's about proving your disability is totally disabling," says a VA claims expert ... Oh, and here's a perk: once you're P&T, you're shielded from rating reductions, plus you unlock extras ...