The backlog of veterans first-time disability claims in coming weeks is expected to surpass 300,000 cases for the first time in almost a decade. But Veterans Affairs leaders insist that the rise isn’t ...

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

What this means now is straightforward: veterans seeking extraschedular TDIU can receive a direct decision from the Board ...

VA disability payments are being deposited today, Friday, January 30, 2026, for veterans who currently receive monthly disability compensation, and the money arriving in accounts c ...

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

Veterans' social media feeds erupted this week over a months-old report from the Congressional Budget Office that listed options for reducing the federal deficit, including the idea that the ...

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 ...