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

Veterans and families will receive VA disability payments on December 31, 2025, due to the January 1 federal holiday.

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

Veterans and their families who rely on monthly compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are often keenly ...

Veterans who receive monthly benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs are seeing payments arrive in December, with ...

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

Good news for veterans: VA disability pay will increase with a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment in 2026.

Marines and sailors respond to a simulated injury in preparation for an upcoming combat marksmanship range. (Cpl. Tawanya Norwood/Marine Corps) Veterans Affairs leaders on Thursday announced the ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins testifies before his Senate Veterans Affairs committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on January 21. On Tuesday, Collins reported the ...

When American soldiers return home from war with disabilities, they often suffer twice — first from their combat injuries, next from the humiliation of government dependency. Wounded veterans learn ...

The room fell silent for seven minutes as Illinois Rep. Tammy Duckworth upbraided a government contractor. “Shame on you,” the congresswoman scolded Braulio Castillo at an oversight hearing in ...