Why the VA’s Disability System Is Really Worker’s Compensation VA disability compensation functions as government payment for service-connected harm, not welfare, and the language used to...
Why Veterans’ 2.8% Disability Pay Raise Feels Smaller Than It Should The cost-of-living adjustment reflects cooling inflation, but veterans are still dealing with prices far higher than before...
Minnesota Man Convicted of Faking Purple Heart, Defrauding VA Out of $146,287 A man in Minnesota spent years fraudulently scamming the VA out of thousands of dollars in a bizarre stolen valor case.
What Every Veteran Needs to Know About Medicare by Age 65 Navigating Medicare and VA benefits can save you thousands. Here's how to avoid the most common mistakes.
Former VA Employee Indicted For Alleged Disability Fraud Criminal Scheme An ex-employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs faces 33 criminal counts for allegedly raking in huge sums for fake...
Study: Post-9/11 Veterans Have 55% Higher Asthma Risk A new study in collaboration with VA, found that veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have a much higher risk of...
Fingers Pointed At and By VA for Ongoing Shutdown, Benefits Claims Processes “The Democrats’ government shutdown is limiting services for veterans and making life miserable for VA employees, and things...
North Carolina Town Building Free Homes for Veterans With help from Building Homes from Heroes and Lowe's, a North Carolina town plans to construct 14 homes for veterans with...
Here Is the VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Rate for 2026 Survivors will receive a 2.8% increase in 2026.
2026 Military Pay Charts Military service members will receive a 3.8% pay raise in 2026. Some senior officers may receive smaller percentages.
Here’s When VA Benefits Do and Don’t Count as Income, for Taxes and Otherwise VA disability compensation is completely tax-free at both federal and state levels. You don't report it on your tax return...
How Veterans at Grey Bull Rescue Are Bringing Americans Home From the World’s Most Dangerous Places When Americans become trapped in some of the world’s most dangerous places—inside active war zones, under collapsing...
Veteran Writer Says FBI Visit Followed Her Criticism of Student Veterans of America Marine veteran writer Elizabeth Hartman says FBI visited her after she criticized Student Veterans of America leadership...
In UK, Veterans Age 65 Told to Prepare for War As the UK readies for possible military conflict, low numbers in the Armed Forces are pushing the British government to bring...
