Veterans’ Benefits

According to the Veterans Administration, the backlog for medical claims is long, although they are trying to fix the situation. However, a Texas television station claims to have uncovered some startling facts. According to veterans who were interviewed, they often...

Veterans Affairs regional offices in different states, including Texas, are less likely to give soldiers and veterans benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder if their claims give sexual trauma as the cause. Although the overall number of approved PTSD claims for...

If there is any good news to come out of the Fort Hood shooting in 2009, it is that the victims' families will be extended veterans' benefits, as if their loved ones were killed in combat. The Texas Land Commissioner has ordered Veterans Land Board attorneys to work...

Veterans in Texas might be interested to hear about an unprecedented decision that the VA made regarding one retired veteran's compensation. A retired veteran who served on the U.S. 123K aircrafts received Agent Orange disability compensation, which is significant for...

Veterans in Texas may be interested to learn that the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee passed a bill on July 24 providing for major changes in several areas pertaining to VA benefits. The changes will affect disability claims by sexual assault victims, G.I. Bill...

Texas Governor Rick Perry signed Senate Bills 163 and 1476 as well as House Bills 97 and 1514 as part of a sweeping effort to provide support and resources to veterans and their surviving spouses. These bills are part of an effort to increase veterans' benefits for...

Nearly a century ago, Texas enacted the Hazelwood Act, which provided Texas veterans or their dependents 150 hours of classes at a qualifying college or university within the state. However, a little-known update to the law in June 2012 placed age restrictions on the...

In order to repair its flagging image, officials with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) held public meetings to speak directly with concerned veterans. The response by vets during the meetings was both candid and critical. As veterans across Texas and the nation...

Veterans in Texas and around the country are continuing to deal with extremely long delays in the Veteran's Administration process for evaluating benefits applications. At the end of the year, it was taking 262 days to process a claim on average, but many have waited...

For Texas veterans, there is all the more reason to file for disability benefits as soon as possible. Qualifying applicants are waiting nearly nine months for their claims to be completes, according to watchdog groups. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of...