VA disability compensation functions as government payment for service-connected harm, not welfare, and the language used to ...

The VA is processing claims faster than ever. The backlog is the lowest it's been in years. And your 2024 medical records are ...

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

There are two ways to file a Veterans Affairs compensation claim: print the 526EZ and mail/fax it; or submit it electronically through VA and the Department of Defense’s eBenefits web portal. The ...

America’s population of living veterans fell by almost fi ve million, or 17 percent, from 2000 to 2013. So why did the number of veterans drawing disability compensation climb by 55 percent over that ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs warned that the backlog to process claims could double over the next year, reaching "potentially up to 400,000." VA Undersecretary for Benefits Joshua Jacobs said ...

Mistakes by employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs while processing claims for veterans rated as 100% disabled resulted in around $100 million in improper monthly compensation payments, ...