VA Disability Rates Calculator — built from 100+ veteran interviews — is now updated with 2026 compensation rates SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES, December 27, 2025 ...

The VA benefits increase for May 2026 comes from the 2.8 percent cost of living adjustment applied to disability compensation ...

For veterans who rely on VA disability payments, understanding the timing of these deposits is essential for managing monthly expenses. Typically, VA disability payments are deposited on the first ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has endorsed the Maj. Richard Star Act, which would allow about 54,000 combat-disabled military retirees to receive full retirement pay alongside VA disability ...

Veterans Memorial Plaza is shown Dec. 1, 2025, at the Commemorative Area at Fort McCoy, Wis. U.S. Army Photo by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis. Source: DVIDS Every ...

Veterans will see the higher VA payment rates in May 2026 because the yearly cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, was set at 2 ...