The backlog of veterans first-time disability claims in coming weeks is expected to surpass 300,000 cases for the first time in almost a decade. But Veterans Affairs leaders insist that the rise isn’t ...

What this means now is straightforward: veterans seeking extraschedular TDIU can receive a direct decision from the Board ...

Military culture rewards toughness, endurance, and self-reliance. For many veterans, those values persist long after service ...

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

VA disability compensation provides critical financial support for millions of veterans, but confusion often arises around one key question: when does it count as income? In 2026, ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has released its 2025 Disability Compensation Rates, introducing a modest increase aimed at helping veterans keep pace with inflation. The 2.5% raise, tied ...

When Navy veteran Melissa Washington wanted to reapply for an increase in her disability benefits, she selected a for-profit firm — Veteran Benefits Guide — to cut down on the paperwork and ...

The raise varies by a veteran's disability rating. Good news for veterans: VA disability pay will increase with a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment in 2026. Following a recent VA benefits update, ...

Veterans will see a 2.8% increase in disability payments in 2026, but many are asking why the adjustment feels so modest when grocery bills and rents have surged far more than that. The answer lies in ...

Over decades, the government has spent billions on disability payments for veterans with sleep apnea, a common condition that interrupts breathing during sleep and causes fatigue. In early 2022, ...

The seal on the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington, D.C. is shown in June 2013. (Charles Dharapak/AP) The backlog of veterans first-time disability claims in coming ...