Can I join the Army Reserves or National Guard if I am currently collecting compensation from the VA?

No stupid !!!!

My understanding as a Recruiter; I have seen it in black and white. If you relinquish your VA benefits and go back in, you will probably not be able to file for those benefits again. So look it up on the VA website and read it for yourself. Take no one person word, Read it young man.

I was med boarded out then two years later reevaluated and separated I have an re4 code and want to come back in but everyone tells me I can't

Not everyone that gets a VA pension is not non-deplorable. Don't listen to if you are you not worth it. I've read a few of the responses from NCO's and am pretty disappointed. Your job is to mentor, train and teach younger solders to be better leaders. So if you think I don't know what I'm talking about I have been in for 32 years, 10 active duty 22 years in the Reserves. The difference is too many fuck it I got mine and not enough this is what I can tell you and this is who you need to talk to. If your an NCO be a professional one. If not get out of the Army we don't need you, screwing up a good potential leader. I tell many of my peers and subordinates two things. The uniform doesn't make me I make it. My rank doesn't make me I made it. The rank on my uniform isn't an indicator of if I'm stupid or smart it's a pay grade. Leaders lead!

Maybe you could learn to adapt to civilian life by being an advisor or Senior Member of Civil Air Patrol, JROTC, ROTC? All are respected transitions into or out of service and have benefits. It appears to me that you might have a physical disability but your mind as we all know is your greatest asset. Share your experience with the next generation of true patriots.

You do not have to cancel your compensation. It gets pro-rated, and taken out of future payments. It is pretty automated, and they send you a letter every spring or so to let you know.

Yes you can. I drill and aloud max of 54 days if I go over they take my benefits.

I was 40% service connected and was told by the National Guard recruiter that I couldn't enlist in the national guard unless I gave up 10% of my service connected disability. He said that it maxed out at 30% for prior service recruits. However, I have a friend that just retired from the Reserves and she was 60% service connected while on active duty. She did have to waive VA compensation benefits while she was mobilized. Hope this helps.

30 percent VA disability is the cut off to get back in. No branch, reserves or guard will take you back if you are more than that. There are ways around it if you are more than 30 percent, but it's pretty difficult. You would have to waive your disability from the va and get a physician to give you a re-evaluation and then try to start the process with the recruiters and even then, it's a small chance they will take you.

If you join the reserves or guard, you can still collect your service connected disability, but if you go on orders, they have to be suspended, i.e. Annual Training and Deployments.

I'm sorry for your disorder but seizing while weapons qual may be a bit of a risk.

Yes you can join the National Guard or the Reserves and still be collecting VA disability compensation. However, you can not collect both. The VA gets a report that identifies every reservist and guardsmen that is receiving comp pay that shows the number of days they drilled for the fiscal year (FY), based off of this report the VA then will do a pay adjustment. You can elect to waive your drill pay or your comp for the number of days that you drilled for the FY. For example in FY 2014 you drilled for 60 days and you elected to wave your VA comp, the VA would withhold 60 days (2 months) worth of your future VA comp.

Yes, I think it would cancel it out. Can't "double-dip". But, I do relate and applaud your sense of still wanting to serve and missing the camaraderie. It has been the same for me. I was separated in 1998, and I still feel the transition crisis. I think you may have found the right place.

Obviously you have to be medically qualified for the military. Therefore depends on the condition you are being compensated for. As some have said the subtract the days you are recieving drill or annual training pay. Normally better to take drill pay than VA comp. However drill pay is taxable, VA comp is not. You should compare after subtracting roughly 25 % of drill pay (depending on your bracket.) If you drill for points, then you stiiil get credit for a reserve retirement. If your injury does not qualify for reserve/Guard service than consider your state defense force (much less strict on medical) if your state has an active force or look at Coast Guard Aux. That way you can be involved with supporting our troops and serving your country and community in a military-type environment.

As an AGR Training NCO for my unit, I recall enlisting several prior service members receiving compensation. I would confirm with a recruiter. They will be more than happy to help you.

Yes you can join the National Guard/Reserves. I got off active duty August 2013. I receive 40% VA disability and was able to do the reserves still. They even sent me to Drill Setgeant School. They way the VA works it out is they take the amount of "Active Duty Days" you serve in the past year and do not pay you your VA disability for that amount of days. For instance, the past two month I have not received a check from the VA because I served over 2 months worth of days due to Drill Sergeant School and my monthly drill.

as long as your rating isnt over 20% you can enlist in the reserves

I considered joining the National Guard in 2009 after my discharge from the Marines in 2007. I was rated 60% disabled by the VA.

I was informed that I exceeded the maximum disability rating (30%) for service in the Army, but I could ask the VA to reassess my disability rating; at which point I may be considered for service.

I chose not to join the Guard (for several reasons).

No, you can't.

You dont rate a pay check for a disability if you can serve. There is no honor in it. Choose - Service or payday? You cannot and do not deserve both. I would gladly give up my check to serve again.
Currently rated @ 50% (SHould be 100%) I'd still give it up to go back to the field.