The backlog of veterans first-time disability claims in coming weeks is expected to surpass 300,000 cases for the first time in almost a decade. But Veterans Affairs leaders insist that the rise isn’t ...

Veterans Affairs officials on Tuesday announced staffers had already processed more than 2 million disability benefits claims this fiscal year, the fastest the department has ever reached that mark.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Veterans Affairs leaders on Thursday announced the department is delivering disability compensation benefits to a record number of ...

The seal on the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington, D.C. is shown in June 2013. (Charles Dharapak/AP) The backlog of veterans first-time disability claims in coming ...