2026 COLA Increase for Disabled Veterans: What You Need to Know
As we look ahead to 2026, here's what you need to know about the projected COLA increase.
VA Offers $42 Million in Grants for Legal Services to Homeless Veterans
Organizations interested in applying can request up to $500,000 per grant. The deadline to submit applications is July 7 at 4 p.m. ET.
ICYMI: Crisis in SCI Research Funding
The Spinal Cord Injury Research Program was established by Congress in 2009, in part as a response to the high rates of SCI observed in warfighters returning home from duty.
VA Expands in Vitro Fertilization for Veterans
VA announced it will be able to provide IVF to eligible unmarried Veterans and eligible Veterans in same-sex marriages.
VA Ruling to Expand Access for Veterans Exposed to Toxins
VA issued a proposed rule outlining plans to expand the locations and time frames for which VA presumes exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides.
Veterans Can Now Order CPAC Supplies Online
Veterans who use CPAP machines to manage sleep-related breathing disorders can order CPAP supplies online, the same way Veterans order hearing aid supplies.
VA Adds Vet Centers & Satellite Locations for Veterans and Servicemembers
Vet Centers provide a wide range of social and psychological services, including no-cost professional counseling to eligible Veterans, Service Members, and their families.
VA Ask Mortgage Servicers to Pause Foreclosures of VA Home Loans
VA has called upon all mortgage servicers to pause all foreclosures of VA-guaranteed loans through May 31, 2024. VA is working with individual servicers on home retention solutions for Veterans.
All WWII Veterans Are Now Eligible for VA Healthcare
WWII veterans who served between December 7, 1941, and December 31, 1946, are now eligible for VA healthcare, regardless of their length of service or financial status.
Veteran’s Mortgage Life Insurance Premiums Reduced
Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance policyholders will see a reduction in their premiums anywhere between 6% to 36%, depending on their age, starting in November 2023.