If you have a service-connected disability, you may be eligible to receive a monthly compensation payment. You may also be eligible to receive additional compensation if you have a service-connected rating of 30% or higher and have dependents, if you have missing limbs or if your spouse is ...
The Rep for Vets has been assisting veterans increase their VA disability rating by assisting them with the VA claims process for decades.
Everyone in the military, or in a military family, knows someone who got a disability rating when they got out of the service. I know several – and not all of them are guys who have even deployed, much less seen combat. Working as a soldier, sailor, airman or Marine is plain dangero...
Is Counting VA Disability Pay in Divorce Legal?A disabled veteran has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to consideranew whether states violate...Philpott, Tom
Concurrent Retirement Disability Pay (CRDP)is also referred to as Concurrent Receipt. CRDP was passed in 2004 and applies to military retirees who have a combined VA disability rating of 50% or greater. Military retirees who have a service-connected disability rating of 50% or higher are eligi...
A veteran’s disability level, which is interpreted on a percentage scale, determines the amount of compensation. The VA considers mesothelioma 100% disabling because it is a terminal disease. This means eligible veterans with mesothelioma receive the maximum monthly benefit. In December 2023, the ...
No, the VA does not pay for assisted living costs like room and board.[01] However, veterans, surviving spouses, and other military-connected individuals, at their discretion, may be able to use VA pension funds, VA survivor funds, and VA disability payments to cover some or all of the ...
The VA says to use the VA-21-526 form “when you want to apply for VA disability compensation (pay) and related benefits.”What does the VA do after it receives my claim?The VA will send a confirmation letter to the veteran outlining what was received. The VA will ask about past ...
A veteran entitled to receive VA compensation for a service-connected disability, but who receives retirement pay or active duty pay A surviving spouse of a veteran who died in active service or from a service-connected disability An active-duty service member who provides, on or before the dat...
A veteran who receives compensation for a service-related disability. A service member who gets service-connected disability pay but is receiving retirement or active duty pay instead? A surviving spouse of a veteran who died in service or from a service-related disability. An active-duty service...