Applications developed for the project will be available in a VA app store in early 2013. The Veterans Affairs Department plans to provide 1,000 family caregivers with Apple iPad tablets equipped with ...

Veterans Affairs officials are overhauling their application process for caregiver benefits while simultaneously fighting a court ruling that would force them to allow a legal review for individuals ...

A former Navy SEAL has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs over new restrictions that make it harder for caregivers of post-9/11 veterans to receive VA benefits. In a complaint ...

The PCAFC provides health care and monthly stipends to designated caregivers of combat veterans with a severe service-connected injury or illness.

The Department of Veterans Affairs needs to step up outreach and coordination to caregivers of disabled veterans to ensure that they are aware of available programs and they understand the eligibility ...

NASHVILLE — A triple amputee veteran will have his full-time caregiver services reinstated after the Tennessean reported Wednesday that the Nashville VA initially decided to deny the level of his ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Friday that it will stop dropping caregivers from its stipend program. The temporary suspension comes three days after a report from NPR exposed concerns ...

A Johnson City woman’s experience with Mountain Home VA raises more questions about a Veterans Affairs program already under scrutiny. The VA’s caregiver program pays family members to care for post-9 ...

Veterans and veteran organizations learn about the services available from the VA at the VA Services Showcase in Arlington, Va., in 2014. (Veterans Affairs) This week, the Elizabeth Dole Foundation ...

Master Sgt. Timothy Goad was on patrol in Iraq in an armored vehicle when it was struck by an IED blast in 2005. The incident left him with a traumatic brain injury, 60 percent hearing loss and a ...

Beginning Saturday, caregivers of combat veterans who served from the mid-1970s to late 2001 can apply for health care and benefits under the Department of Veterans Affairs program for families. The ...

Chris Kurtz is trying to keep his sense of humor. Even after the VA told him last summer that he no longer needs a caregiver. "Apparently my legs grew back, I dunno," he says with a laugh, and sinks ...