VA Disability

Navigating the application process for VA disability benefits can seem confusing and challenging for many veterans. Unfortunately, a growing number of individuals and organizations have begun leveraging veterans’ difficulties with the VA disability benefits process by posing as “claims consultants,” promising to help them secure approval for benefits. However, these fake VA claims consultants often…

When you apply for VA disability benefits, the application review process may include submitting to a compensation and pension examination. The results of your C&P exam can affect the disability rating you receive for your service-connected condition. As a result, you may wonder about what to expect when you attend a C&P exam during your…

When you have a medical condition caused or worsened by your military service, you may qualify for disability benefits from the VA. These benefits include monthly financial payments and, for some veterans, access to healthcare and other services from the VA. The amount of monthly payments and types of benefits a veteran may receive will…

After filing a VA disability claim or an appeal of an unfavorable decision on your disability claim, you may become entitled to an award of back pay of disability benefits. Back pay ensures you receive the full compensation you should have received, but for the delays in processing your disability claim. But how does the…

In 2025, veterans could see various changes to the VA’s disability benefits system that may affect how veterans can obtain benefits and what financial support or services they receive.  Revisions to Disability Rating Criteria In 2022, the VA proposed changes to various disability rating criteria. Because the official disability rating criteria are part of the…

The Department of Veterans Affairs imposed a 2.5 percent increase in VA disability benefits for 2025. Veterans who receive monthly disability payments should understand how this increase affects their benefits.   Understanding COLA and How It Matters The government imposes cost-of-living adjustments to many benefits it pays to citizens. A cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) seeks to adjust…

Veterans who have disabilities caused by injuries or illnesses resulting from their military service may qualify for disability benefit payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs, with those payments based on a veteran’s disability rating. However, veterans who have two or more qualifying conditions will receive a combined rating, which may increase their benefit payments…

The Trump Administration recently announced plans to reorganize the Department of Veterans Affairs, which may include eliminating over 80,000 jobs. The VA’s chief of staff advised department officials that the administration plans to return the VA to its 2019 staffing levels, which would mean terminating tens of thousands of employees hired during the previous presidential…

The Department of Veterans Affairs provides financial benefits to former servicemembers who developed a medical condition or disability due to qualifying military service. However, benefit payments typically increase annually to ensure that benefit rates keep up with inflation. By law, the VA must match the cost-of-living adjustments made to Social Security benefits for VA disability…

The VA has announced an interim final rule (IFR) to establish presumptive service connection for acute and chronic leukemias, multiple myelomas, myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), and myelofibrosis. This change recognizes the link between these serious health conditions and exposure to Particulate Matter 2.5 (PM2.5) – fine particles often present in the air during deployments to regions…