For millions of veterans, surviving spouses and dependents receiving monthly payments from the U.S. Department of Veterans ...

The department has reported that the backlog of benefit and compensation claims is 63 percent smaller than a year ago.

VA disability compensation is paid to veterans whose injuries or illnesses were caused or worsened by military service.

The Department of Veterans Affairs will begin automatically paying the higher of two key survivors’ benefits later this month ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has finalized a landmark rule change aimed at eliminating the bureaucratic “red tape” ...

The VA has finalized a new rule designed to deliver faster decisions and quicker payments for survivors.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is halting enforcement of a new rule for determining disability payments after veterans across the US expressed outrage for what they said would likely reduce ...

Veterans are pushing for Congress to take up a bill that would give injured veterans full retirement pay and disability ...

Under a previous court precedent, VA examiners were required to consider what a veteran’s disability would look like without medication. Under the new rule, the rating is based on how the veteran ...

Learn how military service credits, claim timing, and earnings strategies can help veterans increase their Social Security ...