Veterans (VA) disability benefits in January 2026: When will payments come and how much will you receive?

Starting in January 2026, VA disability payments will incorporate a 2.8 percent COLA, which is part of the federal government's ongoing initiative to ensure that benefits remain in line with ...
Military.com

Why Dual-Vet Divorce Is Uniquely Complicated

Dual-veteran divorces expose gaps between state family law and federal military and VA benefit systems, where missed ...
The Daily Overview on MSN

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 benefits are set to rise by 2.8 percent. That adjustment will ripple through ...
Hindustan Times

VA disability payments in December: When will you get paid? Key details here as federal holiday falls on January 1

VA disability payments: December is a crucial month for US veterans managing VA disability payments, as timely deposits from USAA can ease budgeting. For several US veterans, the timing of monthly VA ...
Mint

VA benefits: When will it arrive? Who will get? How much will veteran disability amount rise after 2026 COLA update?

VA Benefits update: For most veterans who rely on the VA benefits for their monthly expenses, the payment calendar is something that they use to set their expense schedule because it rarely changes.
Hindustan Times

VA benefits: Veterans disability compensation set to rise in 2026, how much will you receive? All on rating system

Veterans' disability payments will increase by 2.8% in 2026 due to a cost-of-living adjustment, effective December 1, 2025. Veterans who are receiving disability compensation will experience a slight ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...