WBIW

Social Security Administration brings medical continuing disability reviews in-house

The Social Security Administration (SSA) today announced the agency will transition the processing of medical Continuing Disability Reviews (CDRs) from State Disability ...

VA launching major change that could impact over a million veterans

The VA plans to use artificial intelligence to review Disability Benefits Questionnaires, or DBQs.
Pacific Daily News

VA backs off rule that would have cut veterans' disability benefits amid backlash

The Department of Veterans Affairs on Thursday abruptly reversed course on a new rule for determining disability payments after a backlash from veterans’ groups and members of Congress for what they ...

Easy VA Claims Launches Free Tool That Walks Veterans Through Building a Complete, Compelling VA Disability Claim Package — Step by Step, on Their Own Time

Easy VA Claims is free to start, with optional paid packages available for veterans who want additional formatting support or add-ons. The company offers a one-time VA Forms “Print and Mail” Package ...

Medal of Honor Recipient Secures Full VA Benefits with Help from VetComm CEO Kate Monroe

Recently awarded Medal of Honor recipient Royce Williams secured full VA disability benefits at age 98 with help from ...

How much could gasoline prices rise if the conflict with Iran continues

Gasoline prices are once again in focus as geopolitical tensions involving Iran raise concerns about potential disruptions to global oil supplies. While prices at the pump have r ...

Alterity Therapeutics Recognizes Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) Awareness Month in March and the Urgent Need for Disease-Modifying Treatments

Company is advancing ATH434 in late-stage clinical development for Multiple System Atrophy, a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease ...
Task & Purpose

VA to officially rescind controversial disability rule following outcry

The Department of Veterans Affairs is formally rescinding a rule that would have impacted how the agency evaluates disability benefits, after a week of outcry from veterans groups, according to a ...
Navy Times

VA to formally rescind controversial disability ratings rule

A regulation that would have required Veterans Affairs medical examiners to include the effects of medication in assigning disability ratings is expected to be rescinded formally on Feb. 27. According ...
Navy Times

Vets to VA: Formally rescind new disability ratings rule

VA Secretary Doug Collins promised Thursday that the department would not enforce the controversial rule, but it remains on the books. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images) Veterans and lawmakers want the ...
Frontiers

REhabilitation of Dysphagia with ACupuncture and auricular Therapy after severe acquired brain injury (REDACT study): a double-blind randomized controlled trial protocol

Neurogenic dysphagia affects up to 99% of patients with severe acquired brain injury (sABI) upon admission to intensive rehabilitation units (IRU) and increase clinical complications, resource use, ...
KPBS

VA reverses course on disability rule change; advocates warn it's not going away

The Department of Veterans Affairs is pulling back on a new policy announced this week that would have changed how it determines disability benefits. KPBS military and veterans reporter Andrew Dyer ...