The VA backed off that rule amid the backlash. But now, they have a new plan on how to heed Project 2025’s call to limit ...

The Major Richard Star Act would allow retired veterans wounded in combat to receive both disability compensation and ...

Those who have separated from active military service with any discharge except dishonorable, as well as those still serving in the Reserves/National Guard, are eligible for VA disability compensation ...

The measure would allow medically retired military personnel to receive both their full retirement pay and VA disability ...

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 ...

Marines and sailors respond to a simulated injury in preparation for an upcoming combat marksmanship range. (Cpl. Tawanya Norwood/Marine Corps) Veterans Affairs leaders on Thursday announced the ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The Supreme Court is tasked with answering whether veterans can rely on a legal principle called equitable tolling to receive disability benefits retroactively. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick) The Supreme ...

When workers suffer injuries on the job, or sustain illness or injury away from the job that result in absence from work, in some cases disability or workers' compensation benefits are available.

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 ...

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