Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Department of Veterans Affairs will change its disability ratings criteria for mental health conditions, sleep apnea and ...

Disability payments are made every month to veterans with service-connected medical conditions.

The Department of Veterans Affairs raised compensation rates after the 2026 cost-of-living adjustment came in at 2.8 percent. The increase affects VA disability compensation, Total Disability based on ...

For many veterans, dealing with injuries or mental health conditions after service is hard enough. Add in the complexity of the VA's disability rating system, and it can feel like trying to read a ...

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

If you're filing a VA disability claim in 2026, you're entering a system that's both more digital and more competitive than ever. With an average processing time of 125 days and a 67% initial denial ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to create a diagnostic code to ensure that veterans with constrictive bronchiolitis, an ...

Military sexual trauma can have immediate and lasting effects on veterans’ mental and physical health, yet many veterans ...

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 ...