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VA awards disability benefits using criteria from 80 years ago, federal watchdog finds

Criteria the VA developed in 1945 do not align with modern medicine, employment and the impact of disabilities on a veteran’s ...
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VA Disability Payment Dates Have Been Set - Here’s When You’ll Get Yours for November

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pays out monthly benefits to millions of veterans who are disabled as a result of their active military service. This monthly tax-free payment is a lifeline for ...
Black Enterprise

Veterans’ Disability Pay Boosted In 2026 Cost-Of-Living Adjustment

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, ...

2026 Social Security payments will hit bank accounts this week — and they may be bigger

Here's when you can expect your first payment of the new year. Plus, everything you should know about 2026 changes.

MPs warn some disability claimants waiting more than a year for claims to be processed, damning report finds

Disability benefit claimants are often waiting for more than a year for their claims to be processed as the Department for ...

The Absurdity of Long-Term Disability Offsets

Offsets are a tool insurers use to reduce the benefits they owe an injured worker by deducting benefits the worker receives ...
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VA Disability Payment Dates Set for December - Here’s When You’ll Get Yours

As one of many of its many responsibilities, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pays out monthly benefits to millions of veterans. Typically, these benefits are received by disabled veterans who ...