GREENSBORO, N.C. — After five long years of appeals and denials, a North Carolina Marine Corps veteran has finally been granted full disability benefits from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs ...

A Marine Corps veteran rated 70% for post-traumatic stress disorder didn't know his sleep apnea counted as a separate disability. An Army veteran with a service-connected back injury never filed for ...

An Army veteran with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder spent three years trying different treatments offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs. Medications helped some. Traditional ...

If veterans need help in filing for a Secondary Condition, they should contact the Clermont County Veteran Service Commission or any veteran service organization, such as the Disabled American ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) affects nearly one in three veterans who served in Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom—nearly five times the rate found in the general adult population.

Study data revealed that almost 4% of US veterans experience lifetime subthreshold PTSD, which is associated with suicide risk, elevated psychiatric burden, and functional difficulties. "[T]hese ...