VA disability rates in 2024 are $171.23 to $4,433.39 per month. Disability severity and family situation affect the rate. Claims take 104.1 days on average.

If you're receiving VA education benefits under Chapter 35-officially called the Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) ...

Military service members in the junior enlisted ranks received a 14.5% raise in 2025. Most other service members got a 4.5% pay bump. Some senior officers received smaller percentages.

This is not the top level of pay but still help, more so with VA healthcare and other benefits. Note that vets with a 10% or 20% rating don't get more money for family like a spouse, kids, or parents.

Those senior officers will all make $18,808.20 a month in basic pay to stay under the civilian Level 2 rate of $225,700 a year. See the 2025 Military Pay Charts. 2025 Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) ...

The 2.6 percent increase in basic pay that took effect Tuesday, the largest boost since the 3.4 percent pay hike in 2010, is 0.3 percentage points above last year's raise.

The official COLA won't be announced by the Social Security Administration until October, but it's worth paying attention to estimates for planning.

Civilian federal employees seem headed for a 1 percent pay raise in 2015. President Obama called for it, and Congress has shown no inclination to stand in his way. The fate of the military raise ...

“It was so anticlimactic,” said Jacobs, who leads the U.S. Digital Service branch at Veterans Affairs. “There was no drama, there were no fireworks. It was the quietest launch you never ...

For the first time since 2010, troops will see a pay raise of more than 3.0 percent. And they may not have to wait another decade before the next one arrives.

(The Center Square) – This Veterans Day, veterans from all backgrounds and political positions will be watching to see how President-elect Donald Trump handles key issues including pay and ...