The disability benefits compensation claims backlog has fallen below 200,000 for the first time since March 2023.

A benefits calculator that the Department of Veterans Affairs used for figuring monthly compensation amounts for disabled ...

The VA would see a 4% spending increase under the FY 2026 budget proposal, but is looking to cut about 2,000 positions from ...

May 25, 2025 - WASHINGTON –Last week, the Department of Veterans Affairs released the following: The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today that its disability benefits compensation claims ...

Veterans shouldn’t have to navigate this alone. Our team of VA-accredited Claims Agents is here to guide them through every ...

Higher than anticipated costs for mandated veterans’ benefits and medical care for toxic exposures will drive the Department ...

This is especially true if the veteran has never filed a VA compensation claim before. This requires the VBA to obtain Service Treatment Records (STR)s, Military Service Records, verify service ...

The lawsuit filed Monday on behalf of Conley Monk Jr., a 74-year-old former United States Marine Corps member, alleges that the VA’s disability compensation claim determinations systematically ...

Claims processors “touch” automated claims ... VA website Benefit Rates - Compensation (va.gov) (Under the “Learn More about VA Compensation Rates” section) provides a thorough explanation ...

The GAO report found that approval rates for disability compensation for Black ... and Pacific Islander veterans, the VA approved initial disability claims at rates similar to claims from white ...