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The VA is making the process easier for Veterans whose records were destroyed in the 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC). In 1973, a fire broke out at the NPRC in St. Louis, Missouri destroying an estimated 16 to 18 million military personnel...
The VA reported that in 2020, more than 1.3 million Veterans were receiving compensation for hearing loss, which makes it one of the most common service-connected disabilities among Veterans. One of the most frequently asked questions is what information is required...
The VA has proposed big changes to how it rates disabilities, including sleep apnea, tinnitus, and mental health conditions. The VA has described these changes as necessary to reflect updated diagnostic standards, advances in medical treatment, and technological...
The Department of Veterans Affairs approved $596 million in infrastructure improvements during the second quarter of fiscal year 2026. These projects are part of the VA’s record $4.8 billion fiscal-year 2026 nonrecurring maintenance budget, the largest in the...
There are times in the VA claims process where the VA is requesting evidence of the severity of a condition that had its onset decades ago or has slowly gotten more severe over a long period of time. This evidence can sometimes be hard to find, and one of the most...
Introduced in 2025 by Representative Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), the Stop the Wait Act would phase out the 5 month wait for individuals to receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits after the onset of disability as well as eliminate the 24 month waiting...
Supplemental Security Income or SSI is a federal income supplement designed to help the aged, blind, and disabled who have little to no income. SSI is different from Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) in that SSDI benefits are paid to Claimants who have...
Beginning January 1, 2026, VA’s updated health care copay rates apply across multiple categories of VA and VA-authorized care, including urgent care, outpatient visits, inpatient admissions, and certain prescription medications. Whether a Veteran owes a copay and the...
In some cases, Social Security may assign a representative payee to help claimants manage their benefits when Social Security determines that the individual would be unable to do so by themselves. Social Security usually selects a representative payee from someone...
On November 26, 2025, the Department of Veterans Affairs published a final rule that expands the filing window to request a waiver of many VA benefits overpayment debts. In plain terms, VA revised 38 C.F.R. § 1.963 (the waiver rule for debts “other than loan...