by Rikki Almanza | Oct 26, 2026
A new VA watchdog review found a high rate of errors in disability decisions involving Veterans with service-connected painful scars. The VA Office of Inspector General examined decisions made by the Veterans Benefits Administration between June 2024 and May 2025....
by Rikki Almanza | Oct 22, 2026
Veterans receiving VA disability compensation are on track for a 3.6 percent increase in their monthly payments in 2027. The Social Security Administration announced the 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment on Oct. 14. The increase is based on changes in the Consumer...
by Rikki Almanza | Oct 7, 2026
The VA’s latest suicide prevention report found that most Veterans who died by suicide in 2024 had not recently received VA healthcare. The report––officially the 2026 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report––released on Sept. 30. examines national...
by Rikki Almanza | Sep 22, 2026
Younger U.S. Veterans have higher levels of PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals,” in their blood than civilians of the same age, according to a new study from researchers at Brown University and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study, published...
by Rikki Almanza | Sep 8, 2026
Thousands of Legionnaires and members of the American Legion Family gathered in Louisville, Kentucky, for The American Legion’s 107th National Convention, where delegates elected new leadership and heard updates on Veterans health care, disability benefits, suicide...
by Rikki Almanza | Sep 3, 2026
A new VA watchdog report found problems in roughly one-third of 2024––and a similar figure in 2025––cases involving proposed or completed reductions to Veterans’ service-connected disability compensation. The VA Office of Inspector General reviewed how the Veterans...
