VA disability updates: July 2026.
Here is what moved in July 2026: rulemaking, regulation text, court filings, form revisions, and the inflation data behind the next pay raise. Every item links to its primary source.
Final rules
These changed the law this month.
The month's inflation reading
CPI-W for July: 327.104, up 3.4% from a year earlier. This reading fed the COLA calculation for its benefit year and is preserved here for the record. Follow the current index on the pay increase tracker.
Claims backlog movement
Ended the month at 70,292 backlogged claims (as of July 25, 2026), up 1,099 across the month. Weekly detail on the backlog tracker.
Court decisions filed
A factual log only: case name, docket, date, link. We do not summarize or interpret decisions. Full list on the decisions tracker.
- July 29, 2026Timothy P. Rodgers v. Douglas A. Collins Decision
- July 27, 2026John Omar Williams v. Douglas A. Collins Decision
- July 27, 2026John Omar Williams v. Douglas A. Collins Decision
- July 16, 2026Robert L. Stinson v. Douglas A. Collins Decision
- July 16, 2026Robert L. Stinson v. Douglas A. Collins Decision
- July 15, 2026David W. Boehringer v. Douglas A. Collins Decision
Forms revised
Check that you are filing the current version. Full catalog on the forms tracker.
- VA Form 10-0114J-9VA-APPROVED ENTERPRISE STANDARD ACUTE NURSING FREQUENT DOCUMENTATION – CONFUSION/SEDATION View
Cite this page
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The Veteran Benefit Desk, "VA Disability Updates: July 2026," veteranbenefitdesk.com, accessed October 10, 2026, https://veteranbenefitdesk.com/va-disability-updates/2026-07.