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

For many veterans receiving VA disability compensation, knowing when your payment will hit your bank account each month ...

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 ...

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.

Starting in January 2026, VA disability payments will incorporate a 2.8 percent COLA, which is part of the federal government ...

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 ...

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 — ...