For many veterans receiving VA disability compensation, knowing when your payment will hit your bank account each month ...

VA disability compensation functions as government payment for service-connected harm, not welfare, and the language used to ...

Filing a VA disability claim is a significant step toward receiving monthly tax-free compensation for service-connected ...

Secondary conditions are disabilities caused by conditions the Department of Veterans Affairs already recognizes as service ...

A growing chorus is calling for cuts to Veteran Affairs disability benefits as a way to save federal dollars — a move that ignores the very real costs of two decades of war, and could cause ...

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Veterans and families will receive VA disability payments on December 31, 2025, due to the January 1 federal holiday.

As we celebrate Veterans Day this year during the 50th anniversary of America’s all-volunteer force, growing concerns about the federal debt, a looming budget impasse and a crisis in military ...

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.

According to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) data, many Veterans are unaware of VA’s disability compensation program. Disability compensation is a monthly, tax-free payment designed to compensate ...

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