Veterans receiving VA disability benefits may be wondering how a partial government shutdown in February 2026 could affect ...

About 6.5 million veterans across the U.S. currently collect tax-free disability compensation.

VA disability payments are being deposited today, Friday, January 30, 2026, for veterans who currently receive monthly disability compensation, and the money arriving in accounts c ...

VA disability compensation is completely tax-free at both federal and state levels. You don't report it on your tax return.

Criteria the VA developed in 1945 do not align with modern medicine, employment and the impact of disabilities on a veteran’s earnings potential.

Veterans who rely on disability compensation can expect a meaningful, if modest, lift in their monthly payments in 2026, as benefits are set to rise by 2.8 percent. That adjustment will ripple through ...