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 complex ...

US. Here's what federal employees should know about retroactive pay during the shutdown US. Social Security 2026: Maximum possible benefit amounts at ages 62, 67 and 70 after the 2.8% COLA increase ...

For 2025, veterans receiving VA disability compensation are set to see a 2.5% increase in their monthly benefits. This adjustment, while modest compared to the significant 8.7% increase in 2023, is ...

As of 2024, about 6.5 million veterans receive tax-free disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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 ...

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 ...