The Department of Veterans Affairs processed over 2 million disability claims in 2025, breaking records for speed. Average processing time dropped to 132 days, down from 141 days at the start of the ...
The path to veterans’ disability benefits is not a straight road. It is filled with twists and turns that can feel overwhelming. You will need medical records, exams, and familiarity with the VA’s ...
A Marine Corps veteran rated 70% for post-traumatic stress disorder didn't know his sleep apnea counted as a separate disability. An Army veteran with a service-connected back injury never filed for ...
Filing for VA disability compensation should be straightforward: you served, something happened to your health, and you earned support. But most veterans know the process rarely feels simple. Between ...
Earl Wisener is a homebound 96-year-old Army and Air Force veteran plagued with almost daily migraine headaches, hearing loss, incontinence and a heart murmur. He has had prostate and skin cancer, the ...
WASHINGTON — John Keith Taylor developed dozens of painful tumors on his torso, arms and legs as an aircraft maintenance technician in the Air Force who handled jet fuel, hydraulic fluid and other ...
On October 29, a disabled Navy veteran and blogger named Theresa Aldrich, who keeps other former service members informed about developments at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), tuned in to ...
VA benefits veterans disability compensation payments to spike after 2026 COLA update as the confirmed 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment moves into effect on December 1, 2025. This explainer ...
BROOKVILLE — Jefferson County is following the national trend in taking care of its veterans. Last month, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that the backlog of veterans waiting for VA ...
On Tuesday, November 25, 2025, the President signed into law: S. 2392, the “Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025,” which increases, effective as of December 1, 2025, the rates ...
Veterans across the United States are experiencing significant improvements in their access to pension and compensation benefits following a major reduction in claims processing backlogs by the ...