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

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) said in a Thursday press release that it has reduced the backlog for disability compensation by 25 percent, falling below 200,000 for the first time since March ...

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

Attorney Magann stated that “COLA changes can impact monthly budgets; therefore, veterans and survivors should confirm that ...

Every servicemember enters and leaves the armed forces with a medical examination. That procedural fact reflects the original logic behind what the Department of Veterans Affairs calls “disability ...

The Iowa veteran community is supportive of Governor Kim Reynolds’ proposal to modernize the state’s benefit system for ...

During his confirmation hearing Jan. 21, Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins pledged to preserve veterans benefits and not "balance the budgets on the backs of veterans." But the confirmation of ...

VA Disability Rates Calculator — built from 100+ veteran interviews — is now updated with 2026 compensation rates SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES, December 27, 2025 ...

VA disability compensation payments are made to veterans who got sick or injured while serving in the military and to veterans whose service made an existing condition worse. Sicknesses due to toxic ...