Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance Surviving spouses, whose SBP annuity has been offset by DIC may be eligible for a Special Allowance to make up for it.
Special Survivor Indemnity Allowance (SSIA) Surviving spouses whose SBP have been offset as a result of receiving DIC are eligible for a Special Allowance.
VFW Opposes VA Decision to Eliminate Review Period for Claims Previously, the VA allowed veterans service organizations to double-check vets' claims.
VA Removes Disability Benefits Questionnaires from Public View Citing abuse of the system, the VA clamps down on the popular disability checklists.
Here's Your 2020 Military Retiree, VA and Social Security Pay Bump The 2020 military retiree, VA disability and social security pay increase is smaller than the one received in 2019.
VA Continues to Update Disability Rating Schedule The 70-year-old regulations are halfway through a major rewrite.
Will You Get a Bigger Retirement Check in 2019? Will you see a bigger check next year? All signs point to yes, just how much remains to be seen....
VA, Congress Crawl Toward Ending Abuse of Vet Pensioners More than 200 financial planning firms and estate law offices entice veterans or their survivors into costly annuities or...
VA Finalizes Rule Paying Special Monthly Compensation to Some With TBI Those with TBI should now find it easier to be approved for SMC benefit.
US Only 'Marginally' Ready for Great Power Fight, New Assessment Finds The Heritage Index assessed U.S. military strength across the service branches on a five-tiered scale.
As Army Cuts Recruiters, Service Deploys 2-Man Mobile Recruiting Stations U.S. Army Recruiting Command is reducing its force by roughly 1,700 recruiters over the next year.
Illinois WWII Veteran Survived POW Camps and Forced March Robert Teichgraeber, 100, survived 421 days as a prisoner of war.
First Class Midshipmen Uphold Naval Academy Traditions, Celebrate Service Assignments By the end of the spring, there will be 294 new naval aviation officers.
Marines Prep for Possible War in Europe During Massive East Coast Training Exercise Members of II Marine Expeditionary Force wrapped up a training exercise last week that ran from North Carolina to New York.
