Criteria the VA developed in 1945 do not align with modern medicine, employment and the impact of disabilities on a veteran’s ...

In 2026, the primary update to benefits will be the annual COLA, which increases payments to keep pace with inflation.

Every month, millions of veterans depend on their disability pay from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This monthly compensation is a tax-free payment for veterans who are disabled through ...

Veterans who rely on disability compensation can expect a meaningful, if modest, lift in their monthly payments in 2026, as benefits are set to rise by 2.8 percent. That adjustment will ripple through ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Over decades, the government has spent billions on disability payments ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An automated system designed to accelerate disability claims decisions at the Department of Veterans Affairs contributed to ...

With recent staffing changes within the U.S. government, it can be difficult to know where you stand when it comes to accessing the benefits you are entitled to as a Veteran. News reports of plans to ...

Veterans who claim benefits can expect a new round of payments arriving in December. Several types of benefits are paid out to veterans every month. As of 2024, about 6.5 million veterans receive ...

On October 29, a disabled Navy veteran and blogger named Theresa Aldrich, who keeps other former service members informed about developments at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), tuned in to ...