A bipartisan Senate bill, S. 4487, aims to increase base VA disability compensation for millions of veterans and survivors.

These benefits reflect "how seriously the country takes the long-term cost of military service," Thompson told Newsweek.

The Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act will increase the monthly compensation rates for disability and indemnity compensation.

The bill was introduced on May 11 by Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas and would increase compensation rates for veterans with ...

The VA benefits increase for May 2026 comes from the 2.8 percent cost of living adjustment applied to disability compensation rates for the year. That increase affects VA disabili ...

Disabled Veterans and military retirees will receive a 2.8% Cost of Living (COLA) increase in payments in 2026. The COLA increase is aligned with Social Security increases. COLA increases are designed ...

WASHINGTON — Vietnam War veteran Mike Archer of Arizona is about to sell his 2014 Mazda, end his apartment lease and buy a used RV for housing to keep within his budget on a fixed income amid higher ...