Medical retirees with fewer than 20 years of service don't qualify for CRDP at all, regardless of their VA disability rating.

VA disability payments are being deposited today, Friday, January 30, 2026, for veterans who currently receive monthly disability compensation, and the money arriving in accounts c ...

Military culture rewards toughness, endurance, and self-reliance. For many veterans, those values persist long after service ...

About 6.5 million veterans across the U.S. currently collect tax-free disability compensation.

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 ...

Veterans who rely on disability compensation can expect a meaningful, if modest, lift in their monthly payments in 2026, as benefits are set to rise by 2.8 percent. That adjustment will ripple through ...

The raise varies by a veteran's disability rating. Good news for veterans: VA disability pay will increase with a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment in 2026. Following a recent VA benefits update, ...

Confused by VA disability ratings? Learn how combined percentages really work, why 90% isn’t just “10% short,” and where ...

Veterans receiving disability payments and military retirees will see a new cost of living adjustment (COLA) starting in January. (Getty Images) Disabled Veterans and military retirees will receive a ...

Veterans will see a 2.8% increase in disability payments in 2026, but many are asking why the adjustment feels so modest when grocery bills and rents have surged far more than that. The answer lies in ...