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

VA disability compensation will increase in 2026, giving millions of U.S. veterans a modest but meaningful boost in their ...

Disabled veterans across the United States will see an increase in their Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disability ...

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

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

Millions of American veterans are preparing to receive their monthly lifeline as the Department of Veterans Affairs confirms payment schedules for November benefits. The timing brings particular ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) said in a Thursday press release that it has reduced the backlog for disability compensation by 25 percent, falling below 200,000 for the first time since March ...

WASHINGTON — A benefits calculator that the Department of Veterans Affairs used for figuring monthly compensation amounts for disabled veterans had errors that incorrectly lowered payments for certain ...

Congress passed 14 laws in 2025 that reshaped pay, housing, education and transition rules for millions of service members ...

WASHINGTON — Veterans advocates and Democratic lawmakers slammed a recent newspaper report critical of the disability benefits system run by the Department of Veterans Affairs for “cherry-picking ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on Wednesday announced it had processed more disability benefits claims in a single year than ever before. The VA said it reached the milestone by August 8, ...

Starting in January 2026, VA disability payments will incorporate a 2.8 percent COLA, which is part of the federal government ...