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VA benefits veterans disability compensation payments to spike after 2026 COLA update? Here's rates for single veterans, disability rating system

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 ...
Government Executive

A new rule allows the VA to adjust disability compensation to prevent overpayments

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 ...
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Veterans will see a 2.8% boost to disability benefits in 2026

Veterans who rely on disability compensation can expect a meaningful, if modest, lift in their monthly payments in 2026, as benefits are set to rise by 2.8 percent. That adjustment will ripple through ...
Yahoo

GOP senator proposes commission to study VA disability ratings system

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the wake of a Washington Post investigation into fraud within the Veterans Affairs disability system and watchdog ...
AOL

Here’s When VA Benefit Payments Are Arriving in October

Every month, millions of veterans depend on their disability pay from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This monthly compensation is a tax-free payment for veterans who are disabled through ...
Newsweek

When Are August 2025 VA Benefit Payments Coming?

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 ...
Military Times

VA sets record for disability benefits delivered to women vets

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 ...
Military.com

Why the VA’s Disability System Is Really Worker’s Compensation

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 ...
Stars and Stripes

VA awards disability benefits using criteria from 80 years ago, federal watchdog finds

WASHINGTON — A federal watchdog warned lawmakers that the Department of Veterans Affairs needs to fully revise the 80-year-old criteria for awarding disability payments or risk miscalculating benefits ...
The Washington Post

Why VA pays more in disability for sleep apnea than it does for some lost limbs

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Over decades, the government has spent billions on disability payments ...
Newsweek

When Are October 2025 VA Benefit Payments Coming?

Roughly 6.5 million U.S. veterans collect monthly, tax-free disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). These payments are provided to veterans whose health conditions began ...