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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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Under a new rule, the Department of Veterans Affairs will adjust a veteran's disability rating based on whether medication ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Department of Veterans Affairs has retreated from enforcing a controversial regulation it rolled out Tuesday that required ...

WASHINGTON — A new rule that altered how the Department of Veterans Affairs determines disability compensation for millions of veterans will be revoked, according to a formal VA notice scheduled to be ...

WASHINGTON — A lawsuit filed in federal circuit court challenges an amended rule by the Department of Veterans Affairs mandating that disability ratings be based on how well veterans do on medication ...

UPDATE: Since this article was originally published on 19 Feb 2026, the Department of Veterans Affairs said it is reviewing feedback on the proposed changes to how disability ratings may be evaluated ...

A regulation that would have required Veterans Affairs medical examiners to include the effects of medication in assigning disability ratings is expected to be rescinded formally on Feb. 27. According ...

Add Task & Purpose (opens in a new tab) Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Veterans will have ...

VA Secretary Doug Collins attends a Purple Heart Day event in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Aug. 7, 2025. (Eric Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images) The Department of Veterans Affairs ...