Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., speaks at a 2024 rally supporting the Major Richard Star Act. Bilirakis and other House and Senate ...

WASHINGTON — More than 18,500 veterans have flooded a government website with their concerns about a Department of Veterans Affairs rule for awarding disability benefits that bases compensation on how ...

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The Department of Veterans Affairs has raised disability compensation by 2.8%, added new qualifying conditions, and reduced claims processing times in 2026. These updates coincide with congressional ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is warning that federal rule change could lower disability compensation for millions of veterans. On Tuesday, the Department of Veterans ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs says he’s working to make it easier for veterans to get their disability payments. The comments ...

UPDATE 2.19.2026: VA Secretary Doug Collins just posted on X.com that he is halting the enforcement of the rule. “Effective immediately, VA is halting enforcement of the interim final rule, Evaluative ...

Rep. Gus Bilirakis, R-Fla., speaks at a 2024 rally supporting the Major Richard Star Act. Bilirakis and other House and Senate members are pushing for Congress to approve the measure this year. (Leo ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – A federal rule change could lower disability compensation for millions of veterans, says the Veterans of Foreign Wars. On Tuesday, the Department of Veterans Affairs amended ...