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  • How to avoid DBQ fraud scams

    How to avoid DBQ fraud scams

    VA wants to ensure Veterans, including those who choose to have their private health care provider complete a DBQ, are appropriately equipped with the information they need to submit DBQs successfully.

  • Veterans set to see cost-of-living increase to their benefits

    Veterans set to see cost-of-living increase to their benefits

    A new law guarantees Veterans will receive a cost-of-living adjustment to VA compensation that is equal to the COLA applied to Social Security benefits.

  • Compensation: New health assessment for transitioning service members

    Compensation: New health assessment for transitioning service members

    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.

  • How to check your PACT Act claim status

    How to check your PACT Act claim status

    You can easily check the status of your PACT Act claim once it has been submitted.

  • Expanded presumptive disability benefits for Vietnam Veterans

    Expanded presumptive disability benefits for Vietnam Veterans

    The PACT Act expands access to VA disability compensation for Vietnam Veterans.

  • Record pay increase for Veterans receiving VA compensation benefits

    Record pay increase for Veterans receiving VA compensation benefits

    VA is increasing compensation payment rates based on the latest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) announcement. Beginning Jan. 1, 2023, Veterans and beneficiaries who receive VA compensation benefits will see an 8.7% increase in their monthly payments -- the largest increase in over 30 years.

  • Your VA claim exam questions answered

    Your VA claim exam questions answered

    Veterans filing disability claims may feel a sense of relief when they submit their claim but still have lingering questions about what comes next in the claims process.

  • Veterans breast cancer claims speeded through PACT Act

    Veterans breast cancer claims speeded through PACT Act

    Veterans with cancer conditions related to toxic exposure, including reproductive cancer of any type, including breast cancer, can now more easily access VA benefits.

  • More benefits claims support available to Native American Veterans

    More benefits claims support available to Native American Veterans

    Veterans who are members of the Navajo Nation now have more options when it comes to support for pursuing benefits claims before the Department of Veterans Affairs.

  • Dublin VAMC hosts successful career fair

    Dublin VAMC hosts successful career fair

    Several hundred people showed up at the Dublin VAMC career fair, hoping to serve America’s Veterans. All who applied received an interview.

  • Appeals: Informal conference offers clarity, feedback in higher-level decision reviews

    Appeals: Informal conference offers clarity, feedback in higher-level decision reviews

    Considering a higher-level review of your claim decision? An informal conference can allow you to communicate directly with a reviewer.

  • Nine new cancers added to the presumed service-connected list related to particulate matter

    Nine new cancers added to the presumed service-connected list related to particulate matter

    On April 26, VA announced the addition of nine rare respiratory cancers to the list presumed service-connected disabilities due to exposure to fine particulate matter

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Last updated January 31, 2017

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