If so, the VA assigns a combined disability rating (38 U.S.C. §1155) and establishes a date of award with payment based on the rating.7 For those veterans awarded service connection, the VA can grant ...

VA benefits veterans disability compensation payments to spike after 2026 COLA update as the confirmed 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment moves into effect on December 1, 2025. This explainer ...

Understanding who qualifies for this early payment and how it works can help veterans plan their finances effectively for the new year. Disability compensation from the VA is a tax-free monthly ...

WASHINGTON - Some employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs altered records to make it appear that veterans were receiving disability checks faster than they actually were, a key whistle-blower ...

Personal Finance. How will Social Security beneficiaries' tax bills change next year due to new legislation? Personal Finance. CFCU $2.9M Settlement: Who is eligible and how to apply to receive up to ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs processed over 2 million disability claims in 2025, breaking records for speed. Average processing time dropped to 132 days, down from 141 days at the start of the ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Over decades, the government has spent billions on disability payments ...

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 ...

The Veterans Affairs Department announced Monday that beginning this week, it will add nine rare respiratory cancers associated with burn pits to the list of disabilities that are covered on a ...

Veterans who experienced certain traumatic events during their service may be able to receive disability compensation in the form of non-taxed monthly payments, as well as free health care, including ...

The VA is following a longstanding Department of Defense guidance instituted during the first Trump Administration and kept in place during the Biden Administration. This guidance establishes more ...