The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) this week abruptly reversed course on a new rule requiring veterans’ disability ratings to be calculated by how well they function on medication and not on the ...

The VA benefits increase for May 2026 comes from the 2.8 percent cost of living adjustment applied to disability compensation ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Department of Veterans Affairs has retreated from enforcing a controversial regulation it rolled out Tuesday that required ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Veterans Affairs employee Nicholas Crews of Marietta, Georgia, died Wednesday from injuries sustained from a shooting at the ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has raised disability compensation by 2.8%, added new qualifying conditions, and reduced ...

The seal at the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. The VA on Friday said it was pausing a new rule for how it determines disability benefits after bipartisan concern. ©Charles ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to create a diagnostic code to ensure that veterans with constrictive bronchiolitis, an illness linked to burn pits and other airborne pollutants, can receive ...

Veterans receiving disability compensation from the US Department of Veterans Affairs are preparing for the May 2026 payment ...

The tax-free benefit supports about 6.5 million veterans whose health conditions are connected to their military service.

When a veteran or their family receives a VA decision it arrives as a simple percentage printed on a document. It’s no more dramatic than that. The number doesn’t change when the family feels the pain ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs is pulling back on a new policy announced this week that would have changed how it determines disability benefits. KPBS military and veterans reporter Andrew Dyer ...

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Deborah J. Mazzarella, PsyD, ABCP, is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 30 years of experience, including work with active duty military and within the Department of ...