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

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

Millions of American veterans are set to receive their monthly disability compensation in August. About 6.2 million veterans in the United States receive disability compensation from the Department of ...

Disabled veterans can soon look forward to a new round of benefit payments for November. As of 2024, roughly 6.5 million veterans receive disability compensation from the Department of Veterans ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs kicked off 2025 by extending the GI Bill education benefits of a million veterans. Veterans who earned both Montgomery GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits while ...

VA officials reported about $1.3 billion in benefits payment mistakes last fiscal year. (Roland Balik/Air Force) Veterans Affairs staffers made more than $1.3 billion in benefits payment errors last ...

(NEXSTAR) — Fall is an important time of year for those who receive federal benefits, largely because Social Security’s cost-of-living increases are typically announced in October. Before that, ...

A growing chorus is calling for cuts to Veteran Affairs disability benefits as a way to save federal dollars — a move that ignores the very real costs of two decades of war, and could cause ...

If you're a veteran who has been charged a fee to get help on your application for a VA disability rating or other benefits, NPR wants to hear from you! Accredited veterans service organizations such ...

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On October 29, a disabled Navy veteran and blogger named Theresa Aldrich, who keeps other former service members informed about developments at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), tuned in to ...