VA is making the claims process easier for Veterans whose records were damaged or destroyed in the 1973 fire at the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC).
Starting April 1st, transitioning service members applying for disability compensation through Benefits Delivery at Discharge or Integrated Disability Evaluation System will be required to complete and submit the Part A Self-Assessment of a new Separation Health Assessment.
If you’ve filed a disability claim with VA and are waiting for a decision letter, you can access it online once it’s ready. Veterans with a VA.gov sign-in can use this online option to access their disability decisions right when they need them.
VA launched QuickSubmit to replace Direct Upload as the online tool to share documents with VA’s Evidence Intake Center.
The VA appeals decision review quick start guide offers Veterans more clarity and control over the decision review process.
VA will now publish the amount of money it’s legally obligated to pay to VA-accredited attorneys and claim agents assisting Veterans with disability claims.
VA’s backlog of Veterans waiting for VA disability compensation and pension benefit claims fell below 70,000 for the first time since February 2020, during the first Trump Administration.
VA processed more than two million disability benefits claims for Veterans in fiscal year 2026 as of June 1, 2026, faster than ever before.
Backlog of VA disability compensation and pension benefit claims is consistently below 100,000 for the first time since May 2020, during the first Trump Administration.
VA offers easy patient check-in and travel reimbursement by phone.
VA processes more disability benefits compensation & pension ratings claims in a single year than ever before.
Eligible Veterans can now submit and track “mileage-only” travel claims directly from a smartphone or mobile device via the VA Health and Benefits mobile app.
