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

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

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

For 2025, veterans receiving VA disability compensation are set to see a 2.5% increase in their monthly benefits. This adjustment, while modest compared to the significant 8.7% increase in 2023, is ...

For veterans rated 100% disabled by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), compensation is a vital financial lifeline, particularly when they have dependents. These benefits are designed to support ...

WASHINGTON — Thousands of medically retired veterans are eligible for additional retroactive combat disability pay following a Supreme Court decision that ends a cap on compensation for individuals ...

Millions of American veterans are preparing to receive their monthly lifeline as the Department of Veterans Affairs confirms payment schedules for November benefits. The timing brings particular ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on Wednesday announced it had processed more disability benefits claims in a single year than ever before. The VA said it reached the milestone by August 8, ...

WASHINGTON — John Keith Taylor developed dozens of painful tumors on his torso, arms and legs as an aircraft maintenance technician in the Air Force who handled jet fuel, hydraulic fluid and other ...

With six weeks still left to go in fiscal 2025, the Veterans Affairs Department announced Wednesday the agency has already processed a single-year record of 2,524,115 veteran disability compensation ...

The seal is seen at the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. (Charles Dharapak/AP) In the wake of a Washington Post investigation into fraud within the Veterans Affairs disability ...