The measure would allow medically retired military personnel to receive both their full retirement pay and VA disability compensation.

Military retirement pay increase 2026: Military retirees will see a 2.8% increase in their 2026 retirement pay, matching the annual Cost-of-Living Adjustment applied to Social Security and VA ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Military retirees and disabled veterans will receive 2.8% increases to their monthly paychecks for 2026, thanks to the annual Cost ...

The Major Richard Star Act would allow retired veterans wounded in combat to receive both disability compensation and ...

Supporters take part in a 2024 rally in Washington, D.C., in support of the Major Richard Star Act, which would expand concurrent receipt offerings to tens of thousands of combat-injured veterans.

Veterans who rely on disability compensation can expect a meaningful, if modest, lift in their monthly payments in 2026, as benefits are set to rise by 2.8 percent. That adjustment will ripple through ...

Sen. Ron Johnson, who blocked the Major Richard Star Act from a full Senate vote, noted a sharp increase in the cost of ...

President Donald Trump signed the annual defense authorization bill into law Dec. 18, confirming a 3.8% raise in military basic pay. Congress approved the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act, or ...

PHOENIX — An Arizona veteran medically retired from the military after she suffered a combat injury. Army veteran Amanda Tallman says she loses more than $1,200 a month in earned retirement pay if she ...