Area veterans receiving compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs may see a substantial increase in their monthly benefits in the new year. Beginning Jan. 1, veterans and beneficiaries ...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs incorrectly gave veterans about $5 billion more in disability compensation and pension payments than it should have in the ...

VA benefits veterans disability compensation payments to spike after 2026 COLA update as the new 2.8 percent rate takes ...

VA disability compensation payments are made to veterans who got sick or injured while serving in the military and to veterans whose service made an existing condition worse. Sicknesses due to toxic ...

Surviving spouses, dependent children and some parents of deceased U.S. military veterans may have become newly eligible for compensation following Congress's creation of the PACT Act in 2022.

The Department of Veterans Affairs says it has processed more disability claims this fiscal year than last, exceeding 2024's record-breaking amount by nearly 6,600. As of mid-August, VA claims ...

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 ...