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On this National Vietnam War Veterans Day, VBA discusses the compensation and benefits available to Vietnam War Veterans.

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.

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.

VA's disability compensation program gets a 21st century update with latest major IT modernization project, streamlining the claims submission process.

You're now able to track the progress of your disability compensation claim online at Vets.gov.

In previous eras, women Veterans were less likely to self-identify as Veterans and may not have applied for all the benefits they earned through their service.

U.S. Army Veteran; Communications Specialist, Veterans Benefits Administration

Last Thursday, the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) continued our monthly Twitter town hall series with an event focused on VA disability compensation exams.

Communications specialist, Veterans Benefits Administration

Last month, the more than four million Veterans and survivors who receive compensation benefits from VA saw an increase of 1.7 percent in their total monthly payment.

A new ruling limits the circumstances for apportionment of compensation, pension and DIC benefits, and will stop making need-based apportionments going forward.

Today, VA announced an update to the VA Schedule for [...]

Active-duty service members transitioning out of the military and filing a VA claim for disability benefits will soon find less redundancy in health assessment exams.