Veterans: What's Taxed and What's Not on Your Federal and State Returns Here's what veterans can expect on their taxes when it comes to service-related pay.
Ask Lacey: Is Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay Taxed? Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) can be hard to wrap your head around, especially when it comes to taxes and...
Here's How to Maximize VA Benefits over Your Lifetime VA benefits can play a critical role in a veteran's financial plan. Here's a three-tiered look at how to make the most of...
Why the VA’s Disability System Is Really Worker’s Compensation VA disability compensation functions as government payment for service-connected harm, not welfare, and the language used to...
Why Veterans’ 2.8% Disability Pay Raise Feels Smaller Than It Should The cost-of-living adjustment reflects cooling inflation, but veterans are still dealing with prices far higher than before...
Minnesota Man Convicted of Faking Purple Heart, Defrauding VA Out of $146,287 A man in Minnesota spent years fraudulently scamming the VA out of thousands of dollars in a bizarre stolen valor case.
What Every Veteran Needs to Know About Medicare by Age 65 Navigating Medicare and VA benefits can save you thousands. Here's how to avoid the most common mistakes.
Former VA Employee Indicted For Alleged Disability Fraud Criminal Scheme An ex-employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs faces 33 criminal counts for allegedly raking in huge sums for fake...
Study: Post-9/11 Veterans Have 55% Higher Asthma Risk A new study in collaboration with VA, found that veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have a much higher risk of...
Navy Commodore Relieved of Duties, First In Role To Lose Job in 2026 The relieved commodore lost the "trust and confidence" of superiors, will retain a staff position.
This Marine Married Chesty Puller’s Daughter and Was Recommended for the Medal of Honor at Khe Sanh In 1967, Vietnam, Capt. Bill Dabney chose the Marine unit closest to the enemy—an instinct that soon put him and his men at...
Pentagon Overhauls Military Moving System After Years of Family Complaints The Pentagon is overhauling its broken military moving system to centralize control, modernize technology and restore trust...
The Last Living Witness to Lincoln’s Assassination Told His Story on a 1950s Game Show Samuel J. Seymour was just five years old when he sat in the balcony at Ford’s Theatre on April 14, 1865, and heard the...
2026 Military Pay Charts Military service members will receive a 3.8% pay raise in 2026. Some senior officers may receive smaller percentages.