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 ...

Specially trained service dogs helped ease PTSD symptoms in U.S. military veterans in a small study that the researchers hope will help expand options for service members. The U.S. Department of ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has authorized a not-for-profit company in California to proceed with clinical trials to study the effectiveness of smoking cannabis to treat ...

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 ...