VA disability compensation is completely tax-free at both federal and state levels. You don't report it on your tax return.

VA disability compensation provides critical financial support for millions of veterans, but confusion often arises around one key question: when does it count as income? In 2026, ...

If you or a loved one is rated at 100% disability by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, understanding your monthly ...

Criteria the VA developed in 1945 do not align with modern medicine, employment and the impact of disabilities on a veteran’s ...

VA Disability Rates Calculator — built from 100+ veteran interviews — is now updated with 2026 compensation rates SEATTLE, WA, UNITED STATES, December 27, 2025 ...

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pays out monthly benefits to millions of veterans who are disabled as a result of their active military service. This monthly tax-free payment is a lifeline for ...

Army veteran Amanda Tallman says she loses more than $1,200 a month in earned retirement pay if she accepts VA disability compensation — a long-criticized offset impacting thousands of combat-injured ...

Roughly 6.5 million U.S. veterans collect monthly, tax-free disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). These payments are provided to veterans whose health conditions began ...

Veterans diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease(GERD) may be eligible for VA disability compensation, if they can establish a service connection. The condition is not rated under its own code, ...

In 1990, Maj. Raymond Thomas learned that he was not selected to become a lieutenant colonel. Having been passed over twice, he left the Air Force at 17 years, 10 months and, for his efforts, received ...

Both men are disabled, members of the Wounded Warrior Project, and former high-ranking sergeants who expected to spend ...

This occurred almost 30 years ago in South Vietnam. Hovde spent seven-and-a-half months’ recuperating in an Army hospital before being medically retired. His initial VA disability check was $340 ...