Confused by VA disability ratings? Learn how combined percentages really work, why 90% isn’t just “10% short,” and where ...

Pretti was a federal employee, a VA nurse and a member of AFGE Local 3669 who spent his career caring for veterans in moments ...

Military culture rewards toughness, endurance, and self-reliance. For many veterans, those values persist long after service ...

When a veteran or their family receives a VA decision it arrives as a simple percentage printed on a document. It’s no more ...

VA disability compensation is completely tax-free at both federal and state levels. You don't report it on your tax return.

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 ...

You twisted your ankle during a ruck march last month. It still hurts, but you didn't go to sick call because you had a field exercise coming up. Your knee started bothering you after jumping out of ...

Several veterans and their families are getting ready for a Veterans Affairs (VA) disability payment scheduled for December 31, 2025, a timing that is atypical and may lead to confusion among ...

VA Disability Rates Calculator — built from 100+ veteran interviews — is now updated with 2026 compensation rates SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES, December 27, 2025 ...

The raise varies by a veteran's disability rating. Good news for veterans: VA disability pay will increase with a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment in 2026. Following a recent VA benefits update, ...

A bill in Congress would significantly increase the amount of disability compensation awarded to veterans with catastrophic injuries and survivors, but lawmakers are sparring over how to cover its ...

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The VA disability system is collapsing under its own contradictions — and the latest national coverage is finally acknowledging what veterans have said for ...