The disability benefits that veterans receive from the Department of Veterans Affairs have become the subject of a growing number of policy papers and editorials that argue those benefits are too ...

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

VA disability can be a complicated subject, you may have heard people discussing a "permanent" rating, a "schedular rating", an "extra-schedular rating", an ...

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

Veterans' disability payments will increase by 2.8% in 2026 due to a cost-of-living adjustment, effective December 1, 2025. Veterans who are receiving disability compensation will experience a slight ...

The seal is seen at the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. (Charles Dharapak/AP) In the wake of a Washington Post investigation into fraud within the Veterans Affairs disability ...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has updated its disability rating schedule for dental and oral conditions. The VA's Schedule of Rating Disabilities is a collection of regulations to help ...

The 1945 “whole-person” formula used by the Department of Veterans Affairs presumes independence among various disabilities. But empirical data show that this assumption is faulty, and veterans suffer ...

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US. Minimum wage increase in the United States: Hourly rates updated to December 2025 US. Gas prices fall to their lowest level in four years to begin December 2025: How much per gallon? Veterans will ...