A major labor coalition is warning that a new veterans’ benefits bill could strip or reduce disability compensation for up to ...

We see this proposed cut as another way to try to get after something that some people think is rated too high,” one veterans ...

The broad proposal includes the Maj. Richard Star Act, as well as the Love Lives On Act, which allows surviving spouses to ...

Greater compensation for combat-injured veterans may be funded through cuts to future disability benefits for others.

Future veterans would not get compensated for tinnitus or sleep apnea.

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 ...

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

A bill sponsored by senior Kansas Sen. Jerry Moran could put important decisions into the hands of politicians, not doctors.

UPDATE 2.19.2026: VA Secretary Doug Collins just posted on X.com that he is halting the enforcement of the rule. “Effective immediately, VA is halting enforcement of the interim final rule, Evaluative ...

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

Congress is currently considering a significant expansion of veterans’ disability compensation in HR 2102, the Major Richard Star Act. It would allow approximately 400,000 military retirees to receive ...

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 ...