Secondary conditions are disabilities caused by conditions the Department of Veterans Affairs already recognizes as service ...

Good news for veterans: VA disability pay will increase with a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment in 2026.

Veterans can unintentionally trigger benefit investigations through reporting mistakes, confusing rules, or bad advice from ...

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

A Vietnam war veteran salutes during a Veterans Day ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Veterans with low disability ratings often earn more annually ...

The VA disability benefits framework was designed to provide veterans with structured, lawful access to compensation ...

Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee ranking member Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. (at podium) and Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Calif. (right of podium) address veterans during a Capitol Hill rally on the Major ...

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

To help reduce the tax burden of those who bravely serve our country, the Internal Revenue Code provides that a pension, annuity, or similar allowance for personal injury or sickness resulting from ...

WASHINGTON − The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the argument by two veterans who said the government must err on the side of granting them disability benefits if it's unclear the evidence ...

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 ...

Veterans Affairs officials don’t know how bad the backlog of veteran disability claims will get this fall, but they know it’s getting worse. The backlog — defined as the number of first-time ...