How does VA disability back pay work?

What affects the size of a VA back pay check?

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It’s refreshing when the government owes you money and not vice versa. But ensuring you receive all the back pay you’re owed for service-connected disabilities can be challenging. Perhaps the most complicated part of the process is determining when the VA should have begun paying you and, therefore, how much they owe you.

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VA has processed more than one million VA benefit claims, the fastest rate in VA history

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The VA announced that it has processed its one millionth VA benefits claim in fiscal year 2024. The department reached this milestone on March 4 — the earliest in VA history and nearly six weeks faster than the previous record. They have completed almost 35% more claims than they had at this point last year. As a result of this record pace, backlogged veteran claims pending over 125 days have decreased by more than 42,000 over the past three months.

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House lawmakers seek more oversight of VA contractors

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Lawmakers are demanding to know why the VA has failed to fully respond to a House VA committee inquiry into how it screens consultants, including its interactions with one private contractor that was also an adviser to opioid drug makers.

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How female service members paved the way for the modern Women's Rights Movement

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life-size bronze statues representing Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Army National Guard female recruits in detailed uniforms from World War I, World War II, Korea, Vietnam, the Cold War, and current eras. The statues were created from detailed maquettes sculpted by artist Matt Glenn.

Contrary to what many might believe about the 20th-century women’s movement, the women of World War II were not absent from this period of extraordinary progress. Quite the opposite: Long before the women’s liberation movement existed, the women of World War II changed the way Americans thought about the role of females in the workplace. Quietly, diligently, and persistently, the military women of WWII brought the women’s movement into the modern era.

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Bard PowerPort™ lawsuit

If you or someone you know has experienced infection, blood clotting, cardiac arrhythmia, or other serious health issues due to a PowerPort™ migrating, fracturing, or leaking in the body 90 days or more after it was implanted, you may be eligible to join the lawsuit against Bard.