The Department of Veterans Affairs spends billions on dubious and even fraudulent disabilities benefits. Meanwhile, some deserving cases wait.

Agency has seen explosion in disability claims for the treatment of ailments with seemingly few ties to combat ...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs incorrectly gave veterans about $5 billion more in disability compensation and pension payments than it should have in the ...

Around 6.5 million U.S. veterans receive monthly, tax-free disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The payments go to veterans with service-connected conditions: health ...

A sampling of disability claims filed under the 2022 PACT Act found that roughly one-quarter listed incorrect start dates, resulting in improper payouts of about $6.8 million to some veterans and ...

Welcome to Tax Week, a weeklong series of guides and resources for the 2025 tax season. Active-duty military service members and their families can generally rely on a fundamental rule of the taxation ...

During his confirmation hearing Jan. 21, Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins pledged to preserve veterans benefits and not "balance the budgets on the backs of veterans." But the confirmation of ...

Veterans Affairs officials said the disability claims backlog fell to about 190,000 cases on June 23. (VA graphic) Veterans Affairs officials on Tuesday announced staffers had already processed more ...

Four incumbents keep their spots on the vehicle that exceeded its $6.8 billion ceiling as PACT Act claims drives a surge in veteran claims. The Veterans Affairs Department has essentially extended the ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that 97% of its employees would continue work during a shutdown, but some ...

Millions of American veterans will receive their monthly disability compensation in October—but when exactly will payments arrive? Roughly 6.5 million U.S. veterans collect monthly, tax-free ...