The Department of Veterans Affairs raised compensation rates after the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment came in at 2.8 percent. The increase affects VA disability compensation, Total Disability based on ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) this week abruptly reversed course on a new rule requiring veterans’ disability ratings to be calculated by how well they function on medication and not on the ...

Disability payments are made every month to veterans with service-connected medical conditions.

A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate could increase monthly disability compensation for millions of American veterans and surviving family members. The proposal would raise existing payment ...

The Major Richard Star Act would allow certain combat-injured veterans to receive their full military retirement pay.

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These benefits reflect "how seriously the country takes the long-term cost of military service," Thompson told Newsweek.

When a veteran or their family receives a VA decision it arrives as a simple percentage printed on a document. It’s no more dramatic than that. The number doesn’t change when the family feels the pain ...

VA disability compensation for June 2026 is scheduled to arrive on Wednesday, July 1, because benefits are paid after the ...