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 ...

Every servicemember enters and leaves the armed forces with a medical examination. That procedural fact reflects the original logic behind what the Department of Veterans Affairs calls “disability ...

In a letter to VA Secretary Denis McDonough, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., pushed for answers by May 14 to an array of questions about VA compensation and pension exams done by private contractors ...

The 2026 VA disability pay chart is now available, giving veterans a clear view of monthly compensation depending on their disability rating and family status. With benefits adjusted annually, this ...

A Veterans Affairs Department rule five years in the making is set to go into effect Thursday and is designed to help prevent overpaying disability compensation benefits to active-duty personnel. The ...

WASHINGTON — Veterans with painful scars from wounds connected to military service may have a tougher time obtaining disability compensation under a rule change proposed by the Department of Veterans ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Department of Veterans Affairs says it has processed more disability claims this fiscal year than last, exceeding 2024's ...

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Veterans diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD) may be eligible for VA disability compensation, if they can establish a service connection. The condition is not rated under its own code, ...