Most veterans focus entirely on debt-to-income ratio when they’re worried about VA loan approval — but residual income is often the number that actually decides it. It’s the dollar amount left o
When a veteran dies, VA burial benefits can help cover funeral and burial costs — but the amount depends entirely on whether the death was service-connected, and the deadline to file can be as s
Most states have stopped taxing military retirement pay entirely, and the trend has only accelerated in the last few years. As of 2026, only two places in the country — California and Washington
A bill moving through the Senate right now would let veterans awarded the Purple Heart after they’ve already left the service transfer their Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to a spouse or child — som
If a Chapter 35 check has been covering your child’s high school tuition, tutoring, or GED prep, that coverage is ending. Effective August 1, 2026, VA is discontinuing Dependents’ Educational Assistan
When a veteran dies with a VA claim still pending, the claim doesn’t automatically die with them — but the family has to act, and the clock starts the day the veteran passes. Here’s how accrued
A VA overpayment notice is one of the more stressful letters a veteran can get — and the process for fighting it changed in a way that gives you a lot more breathing room than most people realiz
VA Community Care lets you see a private, non-VA doctor with VA footing the bill — but only when specific drive-time or wait-time thresholds are met, and only with written authorization in hand
In March 2026, VA dropped its appeal in a case that reshapes GI Bill eligibility for roughly 1.2 million veterans. If you served two separate periods and earned benefits under both the Montgomery GI B
VA is in the middle of the biggest overhaul of the disability rating schedule since the 1990s, and three of the changes on the table — sleep apnea, tinnitus, and mental health — would touc