Secondary conditions are disabilities caused by conditions the Department of Veterans Affairs already recognizes as service ...

—A recent study investigating factors affecting VA service connection denial for PTSD claims related to military sexual trauma found that citing sexual harassment were more likely to be denied than ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Thousands of Navy and Marine Corps veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan received what are called "bad paper" discharges. But they're contending that service-connected ...

Veterans who were paired with a service dog for just three months were 66% less likely to be diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Ret. Command Sgt. Maj. Gretchen Evans served in the United ...

Training a service dog doesn’t just change the life of another veteran; it may help heal the trainer, too. A new study finds that volunteering with dogs could slow biological aging in female veterans ...

There’s research suggesting that these four-legged “battle buddies” can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. But ...

K9s For Warriors provides Service Dogs to veterans living with PTSD. One Army veteran shares how the program has changed ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta awarded $375,000 for 100 percent back pay for 13 years to a Marine Corp veteran who suffers from post ...

PTSD can be debilitating for America's veterans and military men and women. On Monday, June 27, PTSD Awareness Day — and on every day of the year, for that matter — it's important for all Americans to ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Service dogs can provide all kinds of comfort and can be trained to help people with post-traumatic stress disorder. It's working for one ...