Veterans want the VA to rescind a controversial regulation published Feb. 17 that put compensation ratings in legal limbo.

The department has reported that the backlog of benefit and compensation claims is 63 percent smaller than a year ago.

The VA paused a rule that bases compensation on how a veteran does on medication and not on the injury or illness, but it ...

(This article originally appeared in the February 2026 issue of Military Officer, a magazine available to all MOAA Premium and Life members who can log in to access our digital version and archive.

A federal rule change could lower disability compensation for millions of veterans, says the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) this week abruptly reversed course on a new rule requiring veterans’ disability ratings to be calculated by how well they function on medication and not on the ...

Members of Congress pressed the Department of Veterans Affairs to officially rescind a controversial new rule on the assessment of disability ratings after VA Secretary Doug Collins pledged that the ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A federal rule change could lower disability compensation for millions of veterans. On February 17th, the DVA amended an interim final rule that they say clarifies the DVA’s ...