Claims & Appeals
VA processes 2M disability benefits claims in record time – again
VA processed more than two million disability benefits claims for Veterans in fiscal year 2026 as of June 1, 2026, faster than ever before.
Category: Disabled Vets
Disability Benefits
VA announces $16M in disabled Veterans’ adaptive sports grants
VA announces availability of $16 million in grants for national, regional and community-based organizations that provide adaptive sports programs for Veterans and service members with disabilities.
Disabled Vets
People with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics News Release — March 3, 2026
In 2025, 22.8 percent of people with a disability were employed, compared with 65.2 percent of those without a disability. The unemployment rates for people with a disability (8.3 percent) and people without a disability (4.1 percent) both increased in 2025.
Claims & Appeals
VA benefits claims backlog under 100K for first time since 2020
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.
Claims & Appeals
Use your phone for check-in, travel claims
VA offers easy patient check-in and travel reimbursement by phone.
Claims & Appeals
VA processes more claims in a single year than ever before
VA processes more disability benefits compensation & pension ratings claims in a single year than ever before.
Claims & Appeals
Simplified travel claims submissions now available on VA mobile app
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.
Claims & Appeals
VA processes more than 2M disability claims in record time
VA processed more than 2 million disability benefits claims for Veterans in fiscal year 2025, faster than ever before.
Claims & Appeals
Record breaking VA claims production brings backlog under 200K
VA’s disability benefits compensation claims backlog is under 200,000 for the first time since March 5, 2023.
Claims & Appeals
VA processes one million disability claims faster than ever before
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today it has processed more than a million disability claims in Fiscal Year 2025, reaching the milestone nearly two weeks faster than it did in FY24.
Disability Benefits
Persons with a Disability: Labor Force Characteristics News Release — February 25, 2025
In 2024, 22.7 percent of people with a disability were employed, compared with 65.5 percent of those without a disability. The unemployment rate for people with a disability, at 7.5 percent, changed little in 2024, while the rate for people without a disability increased to 3.8 percent.
Claims & Appeals
CHAMPVA: Simplify pharmacy claims
The easiest way to get reimbursed for your prescriptions is to let the pharmacy electronically file your claim.