2025 VA Disability Compensation Rates Increase | How to Increase VA Disability | theSITREP

In this episode of theSITREP, Paul covers the new rates, for VA disability compensation, in 2025, and how to increase your VA disability by adding qualified dependents. For additional information and to see which benefits you or your family may qualify, visit the web links below.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

To view all new rates of compensation for 2025, visit:
https://www.va.gov/disability/compensation-rates/veteran-rates/

To add qualified dependents to your VA disability, visit:
https://www.va.gov/view-change-dependents/

To submit a claim for VA disability, visit:
https://www.va.gov/disability/how-to-file-claim/

To submit an Intent to File, visit:
https://www.va.gov/resources/your-intent-to-file-a-va-claim/

To find a VA-accredited Veteran Service Officer, visit:
https://www.va.gov/get-help-from-accredited-representative/find-rep/

ABOUT VA
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is comprised of three different administrations:

(1) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) – Provides health care at 1,298 facilities, including 171 hospitals and 1,113 outpatient clinics, serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.

(2) Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) – Provides a variety of benefits and services for Service Members, Veterans, and their families including compensation, pension and fiduciary, insurance, education, loan guaranty, vocational rehabilitation and employment, and more.

(3) National Cemetery Administration (NCA) – Provides burial space for Veterans and their eligible family members, and maintains national cemeteries as national shrines, sacred to the honor and memory of those interred or memorialized there.

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This video was produced and published by VA New England Healthcare System.

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