Veterans will get 2 VA disability payments in October: Here’s why – AL.com

Veterans will get 2 VA disability payments in October: Here’s why  AL.com

Benefits range from about $180 to more than $4,000 a month. Veterans receiving disability benefits can expect to receive two checks in October: on Oct. 1 and Oct. 30. The Department of Veterans Affairs usually pays one month’s benefits on the first business day of the next. But if that day falls on a weekend or federal holiday, the payment defaults to the last business day of the previous month. So September benefits will be paid Thursday, Oct. 1 — the first business day of the month. But the first day of November is a Sunday, so October disability pay will arrive Oct. 30, meaning veterans will receive two payments in the same month.

The VA disability compensation provides tax-free monthly payments to veterans who have service-connected illness or injury caused by, or got worse because of, active military service. Benefits range from about $180 to more than $4,000 a month, depending on the severity of a veteran’s service-connected condition and the number of dependents. According to the VA, qualifying conditions include chronic back pain, breathing problems, severe hearing loss, scar tissue, loss of range of motion, ulcers, cancers or other conditions caused by contact with toxic chemicals or other dangers. Others include anxiety, depression, mental or physical health conditions related to military sexual trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic