PBS

The VA has vowed to fix how veterans receive disability benefits for this burn pit injury. Critics say it’s taking too long

For years, veterans who live with a debilitating lung ailment after being exposed to toxic air and burning trash during their service have reported they’ve struggled to get disability benefits through ...
Military.com

Critics Say VA Plan to Add Disability Rating for Rare Lung Condition Won't Help Afflicted Veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to create a diagnostic code to ensure that veterans with constrictive bronchiolitis, an illness linked to burn pits and other airborne pollutants, can receive ...
Military.com

VA Is Rewriting Big Pieces of the Disability Rating Playbook

UPDATE: Since this article was originally published on 19 Feb 2026, the Department of Veterans Affairs said it is reviewing feedback on the proposed changes to how disability ratings may be evaluated ...
Stars and Stripes

Veterans slam new VA rule for determining disability ratings

WASHINGTON — Veterans and their advocates slammed a new rule by the Department of Veterans Affairs for determining disability compensation, predicting it will lower their payments for service-related ...
Stars and Stripes

Veteran pushes VA to provide disability payments, health coverage for Gulf War illness

WASHINGTON — A Gulf War veteran is formally requesting the Department of Veterans Affairs add Gulf War illness to the list of service-connected medical conditions that qualify veterans for monthly, ...
The Washington Post

Why VA pays more in disability for sleep apnea than it does for some lost limbs

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Over decades, the government has spent billions on disability payments ...