I have a 20% disability and married I keep going back to the v.a for my increase in my compensation because I have had bad knees in the military with a hearing loss I were hearing aids my records in the military shows that I had foot problems I had both feet operator's on had a knee replacement surgery on my left knee but they keep turning me down on an increase for my compensation I have doctors records and my military records what am I to do

If you believe that you have a potential claim for VA Disability, I recommend that you go to https://eauth.va.gov/ebenef... and setup an account, then file a claim.

Once a claim has been started, you have 1 year to complete the claim and the back pay starting date is the 1st of the following month after the initial online filing process

Next step, go to a VSO (Veteran Service Officer) through the VFW, American Legion, AmVets, DAV, Vietnam Veterans of America.

The VSO will discuss the claim info and give you the proper forms to have your VA Doctor or Private Physician to fill out.

Make a doctors appointment and have the papers filled out.

Return them to your VSO and he will fax them to the VA Claims Center for your Region.

I personally made copies of all my doctors forms to keep just in case someone later said that they did not receive it. I also kept all VA correspondence and my C&P Exam Letters.

I initially spent 150 to 200 hours researching different court appeals of the VA Claims.

Do not do as I did, I waited 9 years after being diagnosed with Diabetes Mellitus.

I cheated myself out of a lot of money but I felt unworthy, I had all my arms and legs, plus there was certain things that I did not want to talk about for the PTSD.

I am also a Purple Heart recipient. (gunshot wound in my leg)

I filed my claim for Diabetes Mellitus 4 years ago at age 65, I was awarded 20% plus $100.00 SMC (K1) for ED.

I waited 4 years (age 69) to file for PTSD and Neuropathy.

Started my claim online 22 Apr 2016

After the VSO filed my claim forms 16 Jun 2016, on 1 Sep 2006 I was awarded:

PTSD 100%

Neuropathy 80% - Secondary to Diabetes Mellitus

Cataracts 20%

SMC (S-1) $350.00 extra per month because percentage in excess of 160%

Total: $3,518.97 (married extra $162.07 is included)

does the VA issue 80 or 90% ratings for PTSD?

I live in Mass with a 70% service connected disability now I will be moving to Florida will any thing change in my benefits?

Hello everyone my combine service connected is 90% and i get pay at 100%. My question is can i work ? And will i have this pay for the rest of my life ? Thank for anyone who help me .

Hello guys can someone help me understand my benifits, my combine service connected evaluation is 90% and i get pay at 100%. Can i work and do i have this pay for the rest of my life ???

I'm a veteran rated at 80% does the VA offer a program to help my child go to college?

I left the Army in 1992 would I still qualify? and if so how do I get started with collecting my VA benefits?

My husband retired on 2013 with 21 years of service and is receiving his pension. He was given 90% rating on 2014 but has not received the disability compensation yet. VA gives him a completion date for 2018. Is it adviceable to go to the regional office (Waco TX) to try to find out why the delay or will it make the waiting even longer?

i was given 10% disability. since that time, many of the desert storm syndrome problems have surfaced. who do i contact for a new assesment?

I am 100% disabled and my daughter gets free college plus a monthly amount...I was told that I should get 300 extra a month is this true??

I am 100% disabled and my daughter is getting free college and a monthly amount. I was told that I will be getting about 300 more a month is this true??

Hello. I have a question that no one seem to know the answer to. I have a 100% rating with three dependents, two with disabilities, but my orders read permanent/10. When I went to the regional office they told me I was 100% on permanent retired orders but have to be re-evaluated in 5 years. Why do you have to be re-evaluated if you're permanently disable? Also am I eligible to receive SSI, Unemployment? Also the application to send my kids to college, they told me it wasn't in my file because of me returning in 5 years?

I was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer of the throat directly related to agent orange and after 37 treatments of radiation and some chemo over several months and unable to care for myself. I was 63 at the time and developed afib. I was awarded 10% After passing out in airports, hotels, restaurants and other locations I was given 4 ablation treatments. It seem to work for awhile. It is back with a. Vengence. Subesequently, my appendix, after being exposed to agent orange passing thru my blood system, ruptured and I was in a coma for two months.
I have not been able to work since 2008. I am currently recovering from the coma and I am just able to walk a short distance, having, shortness of breath in early stages of COPD.only on 50 % recently
I AM 71 YEARS OLD. I have no options at this time and am tood that recovery could take anoyher 6 to 8 months and never be well. I am now at 50%. Any suggestions ???

My guard unit was called to active service on October 8th 2003. I injured my right knee including a slight tare to the MCL, lower back and the nerve that goes from my lower back down my right leg during training for OIF. Being a guard member I was not properly informed of the procedures involved in a medical discharge. So when I was handed my discharge papers on October 10th 2004 and told I was free of all military service and could return home I took it at face value. Several months later while I was in the hospital for an unrelated problem my 1stSgt came looking for me and told my sister that I had went AWAL. When given a copy of my discharge and related medical documents he realized that I was improperly discharge because I was supposed to return to my home unit in my state. Not only that but my discharge date on my DD214 was wrong and in the reason for discharge field it states " Medical Discharge/Not a Disability. When I contacted the military department that handles changes to service records they told me "we have no service or medical records on file for you. They were lost in shipment." So can anyone tell me what if anything I can do to correct all this and get the benefits I'm due. Oh I do have my education and home loan benefits but was told that's all I could get. Help Please!!!

I am 70% va disability and just received another 10%. How does this affect my pay and will they back pay from the date I filed?

I was discharged in 77 (U.S.M.C.) with bad knee and never filed a claim. Since then I have favored that leg which over the years has made my lower left back and leg hurt. I had a total knee replacement along with a back operation 3 years ago. Should I file a claim or would that be wasting everbodys time? Note I am on Social Security disability.

Im currently 70% married with one parent living at my home. What does that mean having a spouse and 1 parent. I do not understand the parent factor?

If you are 100% do your kids receive their own personal check?

I keep calling the VA and they dont answer and dont give me the option of having a call back setup... Im trying to figure out how much my disability payment a month would be for 40% (at the moment) with spouse and 4 kids...any help would be greatly appreciated..

Ok im a 90% veteran. Im reading these mmessages and see you said that i should be getting over 2900.00 im only getting 1724.00 month what im i doing wrong..living in California. ..

I am 20% disabled and my daughter is in nursing school in Texas just finished 1st year...I have a son who will be a senior this year in High school..... My daughter was told that their is no help for her because I am only 20% is this true? I hope not.

Does any one know where I can find a PDF file or a website of the breakdown of percentage? Meaning what type of benefits come with each Percentage

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I am at 70% at this time and I file another claim for IBS, Tinninitus and sinusitis. I was diagnose with all three while in active duty and turn in my medical records. If is service connected will I get back pay back to 1998 when I was medically discharge?

I recently added my kids to my existing claim; will they back pay me?

We never married but we have one child that is 15 and never received anything but his ss and child support and he has 5other children that gets a veteran check so what can I do to get my son his money

5 years ago I was rated at 10% for knee pain and now I am being told that I have complex regional pain syndrome and they are the same symptoms all along just getting to the point that I am unemployable and stated by the VA doctor that this is what I have been dealing with all along am I entitled to back pay seeing how it carries a higher rating then just knee pain?

Im a 20% disabled vet with bad credit and was wondering if there are any personal loans I could get if I sign my check over to them until its paid off....Anyone know of any programs, through the VA or otherwise, that I could check out? Id appreciate any help

My husband is retired from the Navy with 60% disability for which he receives a pension and a disability amount. We have 1 son who is in 6th grade. Will he be able to go to college for free?

So I am currently at a 100 % since 08 I got married in 2010 and divorced around 2012 and I forgot to claims my husband at the time. Do I get back paid for that time or no?

I am a disabled veteran of the Vietnam Era War Time. 72 - 82. I have a 10% rating service connection for Tinnitus both ears and, I suffer from Vertigo and have fallen many times down stairs and level ground. I have been rated by the VA as Housebound and 160% Non-Service Disabled. Non-service connection for Diabetes Mellitus, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Agoraphobia, Hypothyroidism, etc.. I have not done any work in the last 26 years. Yes, I am on SSDI, too. I wanted to apply for IU from the VA but, the VA says no because, I a 100% Disabled from Non-service conditions and only 10% from Service connection. How can someone like me whom can never work again get IU from the VA. As we speak the BVA is considering my Non- Service Connection to be service connection but, I have been waiting now for over 25 years for them to make up their minds in Washington DC. What else can I do to help myself out ? I have a totally disabled helpless child at home, too.

Does anyone know if this is even possible? In 1997 (EST 11/28/1997) I was given a 20% Disability Rating while on Active Duty. I was given severance pay and told to file with the VA. I did file with the VA and was award 60%. Some years later I learned that the DOA had made errors in rating soldiers who went before the medical board, so they reevaluated those from 1998-2002 or 2004 I believe. I have been awarded 100% by the VA for a few years now.
Can I make an appeal for the Army to reevaluate my service medical records to see if there was an error?
I personally feel that I should have been retired from the Army. Being run over by 2 trucks- it fractured my pelvis in 8 pieces, fractured right femur, right knee, right ankle, lower back, cracked ribs, bleed out, pronounced "dead on arrival" came back. Other injuries were discovered later after departing the service.

When I filed my claim I was single does that change after marriage/children??

Can you change your pay status if you get married/have children after your original price