The Brief

California’s expanded veteran property tax exemption is not law yet
SB 296, the bill expanding California's disabled veteran property tax exemption, is still sitting in the Assembly suspense file. It is not…

2026 VA disability COLA set at 2.8%. The new monthly math
VA disability compensation rose 2.8% for 2026. A veteran rated 100% with no dependents moved from roughly $3,831 to about $3,938 per…

What The Brief is and the rules we write by
The Brief is TVV's intelligence desk. We report on time-sensitive veteran benefit news in military briefing format. Bottom line up front, every…