In 2026, the primary update to benefits will be the annual COLA, which increases payments to keep pace with inflation.
Military veterans are swamping the U.S. government with dubious disability claims — including cases of brazen fraud totaling tens of millions of dollars — that are exploiting the country’s sacred ...
About 6.2 million U.S. veterans receive disability benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). These monthly, tax-free payments are given to those with disabilities related to illnesses, ...
Fairfax County resident and veteran John P. Sopko, 83, retired with a disability that began in 1972. However, when he requested reimbursement of real estate taxes, the Fairfax County Board of ...
Veterans who are receiving disability compensation will experience a slight rise in their payments for the year 2026, attributed to the verified 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), which ...
He wears a straw cowboy hat, flashes fistfuls of cash and has attracted nearly 200,000 YouTube subscribers with his “Secret Strategies for Winning Big with VA Disability Claims.” The Gulf War ...
WASHINGTON — An Army veteran from Maine accused of faking his own death after falsely claiming he was wheelchair bound to collect $245,000 in veterans benefits was arrested by the U.S. Marshals ...
Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Kinsley Kilpatrick put on a convincing show. During visits to Atlanta VA ...
WASHINGTON — Problems with the privately contracted disability exams veterans undergo to determine their benefits were the focus of a House Veterans’ Affairs subcommittee hearing Thursday that ...
The Department of Veterans Affairs says it has processed more disability claims this fiscal year than last, exceeding 2024's record-breaking amount by nearly 6,600. As of mid-August, VA claims ...
The 1945 “whole-person” formula used by the Department of Veterans Affairs presumes independence among various disabilities. But empirical data show that this assumption is faulty, and veterans suffer ...