VA Disability Claim Timeline 2026: From Intent To File To Back Pay
Waiting on a VA decision can feel like watching a pot that never boils. Still, the VA disability claim timeline [...]
Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA) 2026
The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced a 2.8% Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) for 2026. This increase helps ensure that monthly [...]
Burn Pit Exposure and the Emerging Link to Serious Brain Injuries
Understanding Burn Pit Exposure During deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2001 to 2011, U.S. military personnel were often stationed [...]
Veterans Medical Malpractice Rights Under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA)
Veterans Were You Injured at a VA Hospital or Clinic? Know Your Rights Under Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) FTCA [...]
VA Adds Three New Presumptive Illnesses for Gulf War Veterans
In a continuing effort to expand the impact of the PACT Acton veterans exposed to toxic and hazardous conditions, the [...]
2024 VA Disability Monthly Benefit Ratings
Effective Date: December 1, 2023 Note:Â Veterans with a 10% to 20% disability rating do not receive additional compensation for having [...]
VA C&P Exams (Compensation and Pension)
Claim Exam Information The VA orders compensation and pension exams if they need more information to decide your claim. [...]
VA Accelerates Eligibility for Expanded Health Care Benefits Under PACT ACT
The VA Under Secretary for Health announced that veterans exposed to toxins or hazards during service will be eligible [...]
VA Proposes to Expand Coverage for Veterans Exposed To Agent Orange
The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to expand the locations and time frames for which it presumes exposure to [...]
Victims Of Exposure to Contaminated Water at Camp Lejeune Now Able to Sue the Government for Their Injuries
Individuals who lived or worked at Camp LeJeune, the U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp located in North Carolina, may [...]