S. 5266 — Veterans’ Earned Benefits Access Act of 2026

This section authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup separation, severance, or readjustment pay from veterans' disability compensation through monthly installments, a lump sum, or another payment plan the Secretary approves, and to waive the recoupment upon a showing of financial hardship. It requires the Secretary to issue regulations within 90 days that cap monthly deductions at 25 percent of compensation and establish a waiver application process, with the changes effective on the first day of the first month after final regulations are published in the Federal Register.