We are here today to speak on VBA's Contract Medical Disability Examination (MDE) Program. Accompanying me is Beth Murphy, Executive Director of Compensation Service, Mary Glenn, Deputy Director of ...

WASHINGTON — The coronavirus pandemic has caused a major backlog at the Department of Veterans Affairs, especially when it comes to rendering decisions on veterans' disability claims. Advocacy groups ...

Hundreds of veterans are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with disabilities that make it hard or impossible for them to get a job. Many are eligible for disability benefits, but with a wait time ...

Citing abuse of the system, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has removed Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQs) from its public websites. DBQs are standardized forms used by clinicians ...

Michael Begnaud of Liberty felt confident that the medical exam he needed to help prove he was disabled would go his way. His swollen hands, inflamed with gout, so pained him he wore braces on his ...

Recently, veterans have asked me about about the reduction of their disability compensation ratings. The following information may help: Review examinations are requested by the Department of Veterans ...

Hundreds of thousands of veterans are stuck in limbo in regards to their disability compensation because the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has delayed compensation and pension (C&P) exams, ...

In moving to require a high school exit exam for students with disabilities, California’s board of education has decided against the creation of an alternate assessment—a route chosen by some other ...

Higher education’s maximally inclusive approach to disability is resulting in a two-speed student population and ...

Disability Services will be providing more exam assistance services for students before the next round of midterms and finals. In an email sent on Nov. 1, Disability Services notified students ...