Disability payments are made every month to veterans with service-connected medical conditions.

The Department of Veterans Affairs raised compensation rates after the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment came in at 2.8 percent. The increase affects VA disability compensation, Total Disability based on ...

These benefits reflect "how seriously the country takes the long-term cost of military service," Thompson told Newsweek.

The Major Richard Star Act would allow certain combat-injured veterans to receive their full military retirement pay.

Supporters say the proposal would expand financial support severely disabled veterans and over half a million Gold Star families.

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Military careers often follow a different path than civilian ones. Many veterans move between active duty, reserve service, and civilian jobs, and some also receive military retirement pay or VA ...

Millions of veterans are set to receive their regular VA disability checks for March. VA disability compensation is a tax-free benefit paid to veterans whose injuries or illnesses were caused or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Sharri Briley and Eric Edmundson Veterans Benefits Expansion Act passed the House in a 235-179 vote last week and now heads to ...