Disability pay and ratings
Check current rates and payment dates, compare Pension and compensation, and understand what happens when VA proposes a reduction.
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Education and GI Bill
Understand tuition, housing payments, enrollment, withdrawals, Chapter 31 VR&E and other education benefits.
VA health care and family coverage
Find guidance on enrollment, Community Care, women Veterans’ care, CHAMPVA and health-care costs.
Claims, forms, and military records
Understand VA letters, claim exams, military records, forms and the evidence VA may request.
Check a card, message, website, or offer
Confirm whether a VA-looking card, letter, website, text message or offer is genuine before you respond.
Work, transition, and policy changes
Explore employment, rehabilitation and transition guidance, along with major policy and legislative developments.
Start here
Begin with these core guides to some of the most important VA benefits and services.
VA disability rates with dependents
Check 2026 compensation amounts for a spouse, children and dependent parents.
Post-9/11 GI Bill
Understand eligibility, tuition, housing, books, transfers and benefit entitlement.
VA health-care eligibility
See who may enroll, how Priority Groups work and which costs may apply.
VA Community Care
Understand eligibility, wait- and drive-time standards, referrals, authorizations and appeals.
CHAMPVA
Check eligibility, costs, Medicare and TRICARE rules, providers and applications.
VR&E Chapter 31
Understand eligibility, the five tracks, rehabilitation plans, subsistence payments and how to apply.
Dates and changes to watch
Follow important benefit changes, implementation dates and proposals that have not yet become law.
Montgomery GI Bill Chapter 30 Rates 2026–2027: What Changes on October 1?
VA has published the next Chapter 30 schedule; it is not effective before October 1.
- Guide updated
- September 8, 2026
- New rate period:
- October 1, 2026
VA Partial Claims Are Open—Why Your Mortgage Servicer May Not Offer Them Yet
The program is open, while servicers remain within VA’s implementation window.
- Guide updated
- September 1, 2026
- Servicer implementation deadline:
- November 28, 2026
Major Richard Star Act 2026: Has It Passed and Who Would Qualify?
No. The proposal had not become law at the guide’s latest update.
- Guide updated
- September 3, 2026
Latest updates
VA Burial Allowance: 2026 Amounts, Plot and Transportation Rules, and Filing Deadlines
Check current burial, plot and transportation payment rules, filing deadlines, automatic spouse processing, and Form 21P-530EZ.
VA DIC vs. Survivors Pension: Eligibility, Rates, Income Limits, and Which Benefit Applies
Compare survivor eligibility, current rates, income and net-worth rules, forms, evidence, and VA’s one-application processing rule.
VA Travel Pay Reimbursement: Who Qualifies, Which Filing Route to Use, and the 30-Day Deadline
Check who may qualify for VA travel pay, choose the right filing route, meet the 30-day deadline, and understand mileage and deductibles.
How to Get a Copy of Your DD214 or Other Military Service Records
Choose the right official route for a DD214, OMPF, recent service record, VA-held copy, emergency request, correction or discharge review.
Women Veterans and local resources
National guidance, grounded in the CSRA
Alongside national benefits coverage, WVCOFCSRA publishes practical guidance on women Veterans’ health and resources across the Augusta area, Georgia and South Carolina.
Clear guidance based on current sources
We use VA and other official sources, explain the dates and exceptions that affect the answer, and update our guides when the underlying rules change.