Stars and Stripes

Veteran pushes VA to provide disability payments, health coverage for Gulf War illness

A Gulf War veteran is urging the VA to “act swiftly” to include Gulf War illness as a medical condition with a disability ...
Newsweek

VA Disability Benefits: Payment Worth up to $4,544 Due This Week

Approximately 6.2 million Veterans in the U.S. receive disability benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). These tax-free monthly payments are provided to individuals with ...
Military Times

Vets tap businesses for VA disability claims help, but there’s a cost

Troops and veterans learn about veterans benefits during a Transition Assistance Program class at the Family Readiness Center on Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota on March 26, 2012. (Airman 1st ...
Military Times

Total of overdue VA disability claims balloons to almost 300,000

The seal on the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington, D.C. is shown in June 2013. (Charles Dharapak/AP) The backlog of veterans first-time disability claims in coming ...
Military.com

Here Is the 2026 Pay Raise for Disabled Veterans and Military Retirees

Military retirees and disabled veterans will receive 2.8% increases to their monthly paychecks for 2026, thanks to the annual ...
Stars and Stripes

VA’s disability calculator produced wrong results, costing some vets thousands of dollars

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 ...