The pay raise will start with your December VA disability compensation payment. The following article explains VA Service-Connected Disability Ratings. It discusses how VA disability compensation works while showing 2025 VA disability Pay Rates, and previous rates based on the veteran’s disability rati...
A veteran entitled to receive VA compensation for a service-connected disability, but who receives retirement pay or active duty pay A surviving spouse of a veteran who died in active service or from a service-connected disability An active-duty service member who provides, on or before the dat...
The VA-21-526 form is also known as the Veteran’s Application for Compensation or Pension. The VA says to use the VA-21-526 form “when you want to apply for VA disability compensation (pay) and related benefits.”What does the VA do after it receives my claim?
In December 2023, the Department of Veterans Affairs increased compensation rates for veterans. The disability benefit for mesothelioma starts at $3,877 per month and increases depending on the number of dependents a veteran has. Certain military occupations required veterans to handle asbestos products...
Do you know whether you are exempt from having to pay the VA loan funding fee because you receive or are eligible to receive VA compensation for VA-rated disabilities? Here’s a biggie–do you plan on making a down payment on your VA home loan? It’s true that VA mortgages feature no...
The VA caps the lender’s compensation on VA loans to 1% of the total loan amount. This fee is meant to compensate the lender in full. Fees for items such as processing and underwriting may not be charged if this 1% fee is charged to the veteran. ...
The investigation found that of the more than 4,000 terminated employees, more than 1,700 received back pay or compensation. At that rate, back pay to the entire group of former employees would total $300 million, a statement from AFPI read. Former Trump VA Secre...
2025 VA Disability Pay Charts VA service-connected disability compensation rates jumped 2.5% in 2025, according to the Social Security Administration. Check out the VA disability compensation rate tables below. Types of Military Discharges – Understanding the Difference ...
Most veterans and military service members will pay this fee but there are some exceptions: A veteran who receives compensation for a service-related disability. A service member who gets service-connected disability pay but is receiving retirement or active duty pay instead? A surviving spouse of...
The VA regularly reviews and updates its compensation rates to account for increases in the costs of living. Rates are also adjusted based on a veteran’s number of dependents.Below are several examples of the basic monthly compensation rate for veterans with mesothelioma in 2024:...