The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it has granted benefits to 1.1 million Veterans and their survivors, awarding $137 billion in benefits – including $127 billion in compensation and pension benefits – as of late July.
The VA processed more than 2 million claims in 2024 (another all-time record) to reach this milestone. The VA also reported that the grant rate for these claims is 64.6% and the average overall disability rating granted to Veterans this year to-date is 70%, equating to over $20,000 per year in disability compensation.
“Our goal is to make sure every Veteran and every survivor gets the benefits they’ve earned for their service to this country,” said VA Under Secretary for Benefits Joshua Jacobs. “These Veterans and survivors are now receiving monthly payments for the conditions that followed them home from war or took the lives of their loved ones – and there is nothing, nothing more important than that.”
The VA also stated it is now delivering more care and benefits to Veterans in these ways, as noted in the recent press release here: