The increase will apply to more than 6 million veterans nationwide who currently get Veterans Affairs disability compensation ...

Average VA disability claims processing times have dropped sharply, but how long an individual claim takes still depends on ...

The soon-to-be-announced COLA will determine how much VA-issued disability benefits will rise in 2027.

The 3.6 percent COLA will also apply to Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation.

Without permanent-and-total status, a 100% disability rating can be reduced if the VA finds material improvement.

Many veterans who receive payouts for service-related disabilities are being shut out from a range of public assistance programs because the benefit puts them over income eligibility thresholds, ...

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WASHINGTON — John Keith Taylor developed dozens of painful tumors on his torso, arms and legs as an aircraft maintenance technician in the Air Force who handled jet fuel, hydraulic fluid and other ...

An optometrist provides an eye exam to a VA beneficiary in 2022 at Fort Meade, Maryland. (Michelle Gonzalez/U.S. Army) Veterans Affairs medical examiners are now required to consider the effects of ...

The front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. (Charles Dharapak/AP) An analysis of Department of Veterans Affairs disability compensation since 2010 found that the average ...

Then, in November 2025, something changed. Robert met Mimi, a professional case manager with Meals On Wheels of Tarrant County who is also a military veteran. As she got to know Robert, she learned ...