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Newsweek News source @newsweek.com · New York 🇺🇸· 2w

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Social Security: Benefits of up to $5,181 coming this week
Millions of Social Security beneficiaries can expect their monthly payment to arrive in the coming days. More than 70 million Americans rely on Social Security as a key source of income through retirement, disability and survivor benefits.
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Newsweek News source @newsweek.com · New York 🇺🇸· 2w

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Social Security announces big change impacting millions
The Social Security Administration announced a major operational shift on Thursday that will fundamentally change how disability benefit reviews are handled nationwide.
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Newsweek News source @newsweek.com · New York 🇺🇸· 4w

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VA benefits update after backlash to rule change
The VA is expected to formally rescind its controversial rule change that required veterans' disability benefits to be based on function while on medication, instead of their underlying disability.
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Newsweek News source @newsweek.com · New York 🇺🇸· Feb 24

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VA announces major milestone for veterans' benefits
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced a major milestone affecting benefits for Veterans. In a press release issued on February 23, 2026, it reported that the backlog of disability compensation and pension benefit claims has been reduced by 63 percent since last year and is now below 100,000.
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Newsweek News source @newsweek.com · New York 🇺🇸· Feb 19

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VA Reverses Course on Veterans Benefits Change
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has reversed its decision to shift disability compensation decisions based on how well veterans function while on medication.
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CNN International News source @edition.cnn.com · Atlanta, Georgia 🇺🇸· Feb 13

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Do these companies help veterans -- or are they cheating them?
An Army combat veteran now living in the Midwest was dealing with multiple injuries by the time he finished his military service.