Benefits

Exposure to contaminants or environmental hazards poses a major health concern for Veterans of all eras. If you served in Iraq, Afghanistan or other areas and believe you were exposed to hazardous materials – including particulate matter, burn pits and others – disability compensation and other VA benefits for related illnesses or conditions may be available for you.

The Wellness Wednesday Financial Education series returns Feb. 16, focusing on student loan debt. The seminar will consist of two hour-long sessions at noon and 3 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (9 a.m. and Noon Pacific Standard Time).

February is Career and Technical Education Month, VA’s Education Service wants to celebrate the importance of skilled trade workers by highlighting the alternative education paths that we offer our Veterans, service members and their beneficiaries.

VA has launched a user-friendly online financial status report form for VBA debts. This comes on the heels of launching the online tool in 2021.

Are you a Post-9/11 GI Bill® student who relies on your Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) and/or kicker payments while enrolled in school? If so, are you aware of the new monthly Enrollment Verification requirement for the 2021-2022 school year?

The next free seminar in the Wellness Wednesday Financial Education series, Jan. 19, looks at women and money. There are two, hour-long sessions at noon and 3 p.m. Eastern Time (9 a.m. and noon Pacific Time).

Many people would like to forget 2021. It was a tough year, but a lot of good happened, too, especially at VA. The department is committed to making 2022 even better, and to do that, we’re taking a quick look back at what it accomplished and how it served Veterans in 2021.

VA disability compensation is a monthly, tax-free payment to Veterans who were injured, sustained a long-term illness or experienced a worsening medical condition during their military service.

Wellness Wednesday Financial Education series, the programs of free financial education seminars, continues Dec. 15, this time focusing on retirement preparation.

Today, we observe the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. On the morning of Dec. 7, 1941, men and women of the armed forces faced one of the most lethal threats in our country’s history with astounding heroism.

VA celebrates the second anniversary of the VA Solid Start program, an innovative outreach campaign that is focused on connecting with recently separated Veterans, regardless of their character of discharge, during the critical first year after release from active duty. 

Veterans living in Puerto Rico or surrounding islands have can gain employment opportunities and learn more about their benefits during a virtual Economic Development Initiative (EDI) event on Dec. 10 and 11.