Veterans who experienced certain traumatic events during their service may be able to receive disability compensation in the form of non-taxed monthly payments, as well as free health care, including ...

When assessing PTSD claims, the VA considers service connection, utilizing medical evidence and often requiring a Compensation and Pension (C&P) exam. Ratings are based on the severity of symptoms and ...

In a paradoxical turnabout, the embattled Department of Veterans Affairs is relegated to waiting for former armed forces members who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder to seek treatment when ...

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Doctors and mental health counselors say there are several effective treatments for the post-traumatic stress disorder that plagues military veterans, but a breakthrough to ease their fears about ...

Many veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder must be asking themselves why it took the Department of Veterans Affairs so long to ease the hassle of qualifying for compensation for the mental ...

U.S. veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder stemming from military sexual trauma are more likely to have disability claims denied than their counterparts who submitted combat-related PTSD claims ...

They are the invisible wounds of war, the battered minds and bruised spirits we have come to recognize as posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. By one estimate, more than 300,000 of the nearly 2 ...

The VA has launched a new online tool this week that will help veterans compare various treatment options for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The PTSD Treatment Decision Aid is a free, ...

A newly surfaced 2017 internal Veterans Affairs report shows Black veterans were more often denied benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder than their white counterparts. The analysis crunched ...

CBS News producer Pia Malbran wrote this story for CBSNews.com. A Veterans Affairs clinic coordinator is to face questions from lawmakers keen to determine whether a controversial e-mail she sent was ...