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Congress Redrew Military, VA Benefits in 2025. The Changes Are Massive.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/headlines/2025/12/25/congress-redrew-military-and-va-benefits-2025-changes-are-massive.html?ESRC=mr_251229.nl&utm_medium=email&utm_source=mr&utm_campaign=20251229Military.com | By Darius Radzius
Published December 29, 2025 at 6:30am EDT
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U.S. Congress quietly rewrote the rules for military service, veterans’ benefits and troop transitions in 2025, forcing legislative changes on everything from tuition bills, foreclosure protections and toxic exposure records.
Between January and late December, Congress passed 14 laws reshaping military and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) benefits in accordance to rising costs, ongoing deployments, and pressure from veterans’ groups. The laws take effect on staggered timelines into the new years, occurring with less fanfare and without the political theater that derailed previous bigger congressional battles over issues like immigration.
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