Medical retirees with fewer than 20 years of service don't qualify for CRDP at all, regardless of their VA disability rating.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease, commonly known as GERD, can qualify for VA disability compensation if a veteran can show ...

WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs is considering changes to its disability rating system for some conditions to bring it in line with modern medicine, the agency announced. The proposed ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs will change its disability ratings criteria for mental health conditions, sleep apnea and tinnitus, part of a major overhaul of the review process to ensure that ...

When a veteran or their family receives a VA decision it arrives as a simple percentage printed on a document. It’s no more dramatic than that. The number doesn’t change ...

Veterans who experienced certain traumatic events during their service may be able to receive disability compensation in the form of non-taxed monthly payments, as well as free health care, including ...

Veterans receiving VA disability benefits can expect their payments to increase in February 2026, following the Department of ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs has approved nearly 80% of the 570,000 claims it has adjudicated under the PACT Act, distributing more than $2.2 billion in disability compensation to veterans or ...

Veterans diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD) may be eligible for VA disability compensation, if they can establish a service connection. The condition is not rated under its own code, ...

A Vietnam war veteran salutes during a Veterans Day ceremony at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images) Veterans with low disability ratings often earn more annually ...

Military culture rewards toughness, endurance, and self-reliance. For many veterans, those values persist long after service ...

About 6.5 million veterans across the U.S. currently collect tax-free disability compensation.