Secondary conditions are disabilities caused by conditions the Department of Veterans Affairs already recognizes as service ...

Vietnam veterans fought a second war at home to get recognition and treatment. That fight created the modern VA mental health ...

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 ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder is a mental health condition that can affect anyone who has experienced a traumatic event. For many veterans, especially those who served in combat zones, PTSD can be a ...

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.

There’s research suggesting that these four-legged “battle buddies” can reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. But ...

America's Warrior Partnership (AWP) has helped countless veterans find access to mental health and other resources, offering "hope," as the nonprofit's leader put it to Newsweek, to those re-entering ...

Service dogs can alleviate some symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder for veterans, according to a study our team published in June 2024 in the medical journal JAMA Network Open. Building off our ...

Jeff Sirois's flashbacks come on without warning. They are vivid memories of the worst traumas the Methuen fire lieutenant experienced over his more than two-decade long career. During one of those ...