The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has released its 2026 disability compensation rates, outlining how much eligible ...

A Federal Register notice says the VA is rescinding a final interim rule and restoring the standard for calculating veterans disability ratings.

A policy requiring VA medical examiners to include effects of medication in assigning disability ratings is expected to be ...

Days after concerns surfaced locally and nationwide over a new disability ratings rule, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced it is halting enforcement of the policy effective immediately.

The seal at the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. The VA on Friday said it was pausing a new rule for how it determines disability benefits after bipartisan concern. ©Charles ...

Veterans who rely on disability compensation can expect a meaningful, if modest, lift in their monthly payments in 2026, as benefits are set to rise by 2.8 percent. That adjustment will ripple through ...

The lawsuit argues that the rule on disability ratings was implemented without proper notice or prior public comment period.

The disability benefits that veterans receive from the Department of Veterans Affairs have become the subject of a growing number of policy papers and editorials that argue those benefits are too ...

UPDATE: Since this article was originally published on 19 Feb 2026, the Department of Veterans Affairs said it is reviewing feedback on the proposed changes to how disability ratings may be evaluated ...

VA Disability Compensation Rates 2026: The Department of Veterans Affairs, also called the VA, has shared the disability ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. VA Secretary Doug Collins promised Thursday that the department would not enforce the controversial rule, but it remains on the ...