VA Special Monthly Compensation Rates 2026: New pay chart have been officially updated for next year

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has officially updated its Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) rates for 2026, ...

2026 VA Disability Rates 100 percent: Here's how the payments will officially look next year

For veterans rated 100% disabled, the upcoming 2026 benefit schedule from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) brings ...

VA benefits veterans disability compensation payments to spike after 2026 COLA update? Here's rates for single veterans, disability rating system

VA benefits veterans disability compensation payments to spike after 2026 COLA update as the new 2.8 percent rate takes ...
Forbes

Social Security Disability Benefits Pay Chart for 2025

Rather than pay every recipient at the same time, the SSA separates pay into three batches. Every recipient is placed in one of those three batches based on their birth date. The only exception to ...
Task & Purpose

What is a ‘100% disability’ rating and what does that actually mean for veterans

The disability benefits that veterans receive from the Department of Veterans Affairs have become the subject of a growing number of policy papers and editorials that argue those benefits are too ...