How some veterans exploit $193 billion VA program, due to lax controls

The Department of Veterans Affairs spends billions on dubious and even fraudulent disabilities benefits. Meanwhile, some ...
Military Times

VA sets record for disability benefits delivered to women vets

Marines and sailors respond to a simulated injury in preparation for an upcoming combat marksmanship range. (Cpl. Tawanya Norwood/Marine Corps) Veterans Affairs leaders on Thursday announced the ...
Newsweek

VA Disability Payment Schedule For 2025

Those who receive a Department of Veterans Affairs disability payments will get a 2.5 percent increase next year, to take into account the cost of living. Newsweek has broken down when you can expect ...
Newsweek

When Are August 2025 VA Benefit Payments Coming?

Millions of American veterans are set to receive their monthly disability compensation in August. About 6.2 million veterans in the United States receive disability compensation from the Department of ...
Stars and Stripes

Veteran pushes VA to provide disability payments, health coverage for Gulf War illness

A Gulf War veteran is urging the VA to “act swiftly” to include Gulf War illness as a medical condition with a disability ...
Stars and Stripes

VA’s disability calculator produced wrong results, costing some vets thousands of dollars

WASHINGTON — A benefits calculator that the Department of Veterans Affairs used for figuring monthly compensation amounts for disabled veterans had errors that incorrectly lowered payments for certain ...