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

The VA disability benefits framework was designed to provide veterans with structured, lawful access to compensation ...

When a service-connected condition causes or worsens another medical issue, veterans may be eligible to file secondary VA ...

In 2026, the primary update to benefits will be the annual COLA, which increases payments to keep pace with inflation.

Congress passed 14 laws in 2025 that reshaped pay, housing, education and transition rules for millions of service members ...

The Veterans Affairs disability claims backlog has dropped by almost 25% in the last four months, indicating that hiring and overtime efforts are making a significant dent in the pending workload, ...

Editor’s note: This story was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government ...

A disabled Air Force veteran claims the department continued retaliatory actions even after a state commission ordered his ...

After a spike in backlog numbers in recent years, Veterans Affairs officials have seen a steady decrease in the number of overdue disability claims in their benefits system over the last five months, ...

WASHINGTON – The Department of Veterans Affairs initiated a pilot project in December to automate part of the process for reviewing benefits claims – a change that the agency says has the potential to ...

In mid-June 2025, a claim circulated on social media that new rules implemented by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs allowed doctors to refuse treatment to Democrats and unmarried veterans. The ...

During the 2008 election, Barack Obama courted veterans as a voting bloc. We've documented 14 campaign promises Obama made to them, from putting more money into U.S. Veterans Affairs to expanding ...