Disability compensation is a tax-free benefit payable to Veterans monthly. The compensation applies to veterans who are at least ten percent disabled due to injuries or diseases that were incurred while they performed active duty, inactive duty training or active duty training. The disability applies to physical conditions such as a chronic knee condition or mental health conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder.
Benefits
The benefit amount is calculated according to the degree of the disability on a scale from ten to one hundred percent (in increments of ten percent).
Compensation may be paid for the following reasons:
- Disabilities are occurring while in service or presumed to be related to circumstances of military service.
- Considerable loss of working ability from exacerbations or illnesses.
- An additional allowance may be granted if you have dependents and your combined disability rates at higher than thirty percent.
If you receive disability severance pay, military retirement pay or separation incentive payments, your compensation may be offset.
Eligibility For Compensation
- You are eligible to apply for compensation if:
- Service in the uniformed service on active duty
- Active duty for training
- Inactive duty training
- You were discharged under other than dishonorable conditions.
- You are at least ten percent disabled by injury or disease associated with or aggravated during active or inactive duty for training or active duty. (If you were on inactive duty for training, the disability must have been sustained from a heart attack, stroke or injury).
Ensure that you acquire the services of a law firm that knows the processes relating to Veterans disability compensation to avoid your veterans disability compensation disallowed or denied due to technicalities that you may have missed.
Presumed Disability
- The causes of disabilities are presumed for the following veterans who have certain diseases:
- Veterans who suffer from certain chronic or tropical diseases that arise during a specific time after being discharged from service.
- Former prisoners of war.
- Veterans that was exposed to ionizing radiation, Lewisite or mustard gas while in service.
- Veterans who served during the Gulf war in Southwest Asia.
- Evidence required
- Evidence that may be necessary:
- Medical evidence of current physical or mental disabilities and
- Proof of a relation between the injury and your current disability or the event while in military service. Medical and medical opinions are required to establish the relationship.
What To Do When Your Claim Is Not Adequately Rated Or Being Denied?
You can call a personal injury law firm that specialises in Veterans disability claims for a free phone consultation.
They Can Assist You With:
- Determining the evidence that you’ll need to win the case.
- Developing the relevant evidence that are necessary to win the case.
- Drafting of legal arguments to support your appeal.
- Representing you at hearings or conferences before the VA.
The Veterans disability system can be a time-consuming and frustrating process. You need to have the assistance of a lawyer who understands the process, and that can decipher what the VA is missing for them to award you disability compensation that you deserve relating to your case.
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