VA benefits: What to expect in 2026

In 2026, the primary update to benefits will be the annual COLA, which increases payments to keep pace with inflation.
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VA Disability pay chart 2026 with spouse: This will be your monthly compensation depending on your rating

The 2026 VA disability pay chart is now available, giving veterans a clear view of monthly compensation depending on their disability rating and family status. With benefits adjusted annually, this ...
The American Prospect

Trump Is Coming for Veterans’ Disability Benefits

On October 29, a disabled Navy veteran and blogger named Theresa Aldrich, who keeps other former service members informed about developments at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), tuned in to ...
MARCA

2026 VA Disability Rates 100 percent: Here's how the payments will officially look next year

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VA benefits veterans disability compensation payments to spike after 2026 COLA update? Here's rates for single veterans, disability rating system

VA benefits veterans disability compensation payments to spike after 2026 COLA update as the confirmed 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment moves into effect on December 1, 2025. This explainer ...
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VA Disability Payment Dates Set for December - Here’s When You’ll Get Yours

As one of many of its many responsibilities, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pays out monthly benefits to millions of veterans. Typically, these benefits are received by disabled veterans who ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Feds: San Diego VA employee made millions coaching veterans to defraud disability program

A former employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs has been charged in San Diego federal court with running a criminal scheme in which he allegedly coached veterans on how to fraudulently obtain ...
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 ...
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 ...