The Major Richard Star Act would allow certain combat-injured veterans to receive their full military retirement pay.

A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate could increase monthly disability compensation for millions of American veterans and surviving family members. The proposal would raise existing payment ...

These benefits reflect "how seriously the country takes the long-term cost of military service," Thompson told Newsweek.

Millions of veterans could see larger monthly VA payments next year under a new bipartisan Senate bill, but the proposal is still at the earliest stage of the legislative process ...

After 25 years in the U.S. Army, Isah Kushma moved to Costa Rica. Her pension and VA disability compensation helped make the ...

VA disability compensation for June 2026 is scheduled to arrive on Wednesday, July 1, because benefits are paid after the ...

Several veterans and their families are getting ready for a Veterans Affairs (VA) disability payment scheduled for December 31, 2025, a timing that is atypical and may lead to confusion among ...

Marines and sailors respond to a simulated injury in preparation for an upcoming combat marksmanship range. (Cpl. Tawanya Norwood/Marine Corps) Veterans Affairs leaders on Thursday announced the ...

When workers suffer injuries on the job, or sustain illness or injury away from the job that result in absence from work, in some cases disability or workers' compensation benefits are available.

VA Disability Rates Calculator — built from 100+ veteran interviews — is now updated with 2026 compensation rates SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES, December 27, 2025 ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Disability compensation rate increases, like those of most other federal benefits, are tied to the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures a broad sampling of the cost of consumer goods and ...