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Veterans will see a 2.8% boost to disability benefits in 2026

Veterans who rely on disability compensation can expect a meaningful, if modest, lift in their monthly payments in 2026, as ...
MARCA

USAA early direct deposit for VA Disability goes out this week: Here's when your November 2025 payment will arrive

Personal Finance. SSA provides year-end update: the most important changes that occurred in Social Security in 2025 Personal Finance. What the new 'Non-Professional Degree' classification really means ...
The Washington Post

Why VA pays more in disability for sleep apnea than it does for some lost limbs

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Over decades, the government has spent billions on disability payments ...
MARCA

80 Percent VA Disability Benefits: How much is the monthly compensation for a veteran with a spouse, two parents and one child in 2025

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 ...
Military Times

GOP senator proposes commission to study VA disability ratings system

The seal is seen at the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. (Charles Dharapak/AP) In the wake of a Washington Post investigation into fraud within the Veterans Affairs disability ...
Stars and Stripes

Disability fraud is a ‘tiny fraction’ of VA claims, advocates say

WASHINGTON — Veterans advocates and Democratic lawmakers slammed a recent newspaper report critical of the disability benefits system run by the Department of Veterans Affairs for “cherry-picking ...
Hindustan Times

When will veterans receive October 2025 VA disability checks? Payment date amid government shutdown

Millions of veterans across the United States will receive their October VA benefits amid the government shutdown. This check offers a crucial financial boost before the holiday season. Depending on ...
Rolling Out

What’s happening to November VA Disability benefits?

Millions of American veterans are preparing to receive their monthly lifeline as the Department of Veterans Affairs confirms payment schedules for November benefits. The timing brings particular ...
WSB-TV

Navy veteran says VA cut her disability check in half over job she never had

WARNER ROBINS, Ga. — The Department of Veterans Affairs cut a local veteran’s disability check because she was working a full-time job. But that veteran told Channel 2 consumer investigator Justin ...
The Washington Post

VA’s disability program is an ‘honor system.’ These veterans are defrauding it.

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Kinsley Kilpatrick put on a convincing show. During visits to Atlanta VA ...
The New York Times

Biden’s Chief Economist: The Chart That Convinced Me Our Debt Is a Serious Problem

Mr. Bernstein was the chair of President Joe Biden’s Council of Economic Advisers from 2023 to 2025. Budget hawks have fretted for decades about America’s deficits and debt, repeatedly advising our ...
Stars and Stripes

VA’s disability calculator produced wrong results, costing some vets thousands of dollars

WASHINGTON — 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 ...