In 2026, the primary update to benefits will be the annual COLA, which increases payments to keep pace with inflation.

U.S. military service members anticipate increases to their pay and allowances in 2026, including a 3.8% raise in basic pay ...

Congress passed 14 laws in 2025 that reshaped pay, housing, education and transition rules for millions of service members ...

The VA Veterans Pension program provides financial assistance to low-income and low-net-worth wartime veterans who meet specific criteria. Additionally, there is a VA Pension program for the surviving ...

Good news for veterans: VA disability pay will increase with a 2.8% cost-of-living adjustment in 2026.

Discover the history and services of the Veterans Administration, now the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, offering medical care, benefits, and essential services to veterans.

Starting in January 2026, VA disability payments will incorporate a 2.8 percent COLA, which is part of the federal government ...

WILKES-BARRE — Maj. Gen. Mark Schindler, Pennsylvania’s acting adjutant general and acting head of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA), Monday said a state program clearly ...

Nearly 40,000 low-income veterans and their survivors receiving federal pensions may owe money because of accounting errors made over the last 12 years, but Veterans Affairs officials said they don’t ...

If you are a wartime veteran who meets certain income, net worth, age, or disability requirements, or you are a surviving spouse, then you may be eligible for VA’s pension benefits. But did you know ...

This map from the Department of Veterans Affairs shows (in green) more than 34,000 zip codes where Compensation and Pension exams have resumed following restrictions put in place at the start of the ...