Each year, millions of U.S. veterans and their families rely on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for vital services ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) published the interim final rule for implementing the Family Caregiver Program of the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus ...

WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs will open eligibility for one of its caregiver programs to veterans starting Saturday. The Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers program is one ...

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 ...

After a much-criticized delay, the Department of Veterans Affairs on Tuesday announced that caregivers of severely wounded Iraq and Afghanistan veterans will be able to apply for expanded benefits ...

Severely injured veterans from World War II through Vietnam who need around-the-clock care from a family member or friend won't be able to apply for the VA's Family Caregiver Program until "summer of ...

The Veterans Administration has revamped the Family Caregiver Program and is currently taking applications for caregivers to receive enhanced services. These include a stipend, mental health support, ...

Ida Malone checks on her husband, Navy Chief Petty Officer Averill Malone, before a training camp for the 2015 DoD Warrior Games at Ventura County Naval Station Port Hueneme in Oxnard, Calif. June 3, ...

Two survivors of veterans who died from military-related illnesses are challenging the Department of Veterans Affairs' practice of dropping family caregiver application appeals once a veteran passes ...

Virginia has a jump-start on financing respite programs for caregivers through the efforts of the state’s Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services. Thanks to the agency’s work with Lifespan ...