Military.com Benefit News Military.com Benefit NewsUnderstanding Your Tricare Catastrophic Cap August 6, 2025Being aware of your Tricare catastrophic cap can help you plan your medical budget and make smart decisions about carrying other health insurance.How to Change Tricare Coverage After a Qualifying Life Event – and Which QLEs Count July 24, 2025Many service members experience one or more qualifying life events, or QLEs, each year, unlocking opportunities to change Tricare plans.The VA Is Retroactively Increasing GI Bill Benefits for a Million Veterans. Here's How to Claim Them February 17, 2025Are you eligible for 12 more months of GI Bill benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs? Here's who qualifies and how to apply.Enroll in DoD's New Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts Starting March 3 January 22, 2025Military service members can set aside up to $3,300 tax free for medical expenses starting in 2025, the first time the department has made Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts available to the troops.Your Military Pay Raise for 2025, Plus Veterans Pension and BAH Updates December 17, 2024Under the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act, troops in the ranks of E-1 through E-4 will see a 14.5% raise next year, while most other service members will get a 4.5% pay bump.How Navy SEAL-Doctor-Astronaut Jonny Kim Used 'Generous' Military Benefits to Help His Career Take Off December 9, 2024Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jonny Kim, now a NASA astronaut, wants people to know "how generous" military benefits are, "how much they do help, and how important they are."This Dental Nonprofit Will Fix Veterans’ Teeth for Free September 10, 2024Since 2008, nearly 900 veterans and their spouses have had their oral issues through the efforts of Cheng and then E4V.The Next Deadline for Backdated PACT Act Payments Is Coming Soon. Here’s What You Need to Know June 5, 2024Those vets or family members who hadn’t yet filed a PACT Act claim but instead declared their “intent to file” a claim ahead of last summer’s deadline locked in the earliest possible effective date for their benefits.VA Fertility Benefits for Military Veterans May 13, 2024More VA beneficiaries became eligible for fertility treatments in 2024. Here's who qualifies and what to expect.Fertility Benefits for Active-Duty Service Members April 15, 2024More Tricare beneficiaries became eligible for fertility treatments in 2024. Here's who qualifies and what to expect.
