VA disability compensation functions as government payment for service-connected harm, not welfare, and the language used to ...

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

The VA is processing claims faster than ever. The backlog is the lowest it's been in years. And your 2024 medical records are ...

Veterans and families will receive VA disability payments on December 31, 2025, due to the January 1 federal holiday.

According to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) data, many Veterans are unaware of VA’s disability compensation program. Disability compensation is a monthly, tax-free payment designed to compensate ...

This map from the Department of Veterans Affairs shows (in green) more than 34,000 zip codes where Compensation and Pension exams have resumed following restrictions put in place at the start of the ...

A bill that would increase the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and military survivors under the Department of Veterans Affairs passed a Senate vote last week.

MISSOULA, Mont. — The U.S. Senate unanimously passed the bipartisanVeterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023. Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester and ranking ...

After 31-year-old Marine veteran Tim Foster received a 50% disability rating from the Department of Veterans Affairs in January, he was shocked to discover the compensation benefits would be withheld ...

Disabled veterans are eligible to receive an increase in their benefits next year after a bill by Congressman Ralph Abraham, M.D., R-Alto, became law over the weekend. President Obama signed Abraham’s ...

The average wait time for wounded veterans to see their disability-compensation claims completed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has now grown to 262 days — or nearly nine months — ...