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

If you can train and return to what could possibly be full duty, then you were never laid up! At that point I would wonder if you were pulling some kinda scam!

Yes you can they send u a letter what they do is add up your drill pay for a fiscal year and that next year stop your comepensation for that amount.

Go to your local Veterans assistance. Or a VFW or Amerian legion post. what ever you have in your area. I have heard in the past, that people, due to theyr MOS, have had their disability waived and went back on active service. Because they were needed. I am sure if you meet the physical standards, you could get your disability put on hold or stopped if you qualify and make the physical requirements.

Why do you think it is OK to be on disability and in the Reserves at the same time. Seems to me3 that if you are on disability that should disqualify you from any type of service, active or reserves. As a taxpayer, and someone who worked hard to recover from some serious injuries while in the Corps without disability, this feels like you are trying to game the system with GI Bill, Disability and Reserve pay. Maybe you aren't doing that, but it sure smells....

Why do you think it is OK to be on disability and in the Reserves at the same time. Seems to me3 that if you are on disability that should disqualify you from any type of service, active or reserves. As a taxpayer, and someone who worked hard to recover from some serious injuries while in the Corps without disability, this feels like you are trying to game the system with GI Bill, Disability and Reserve pay. Maybe you aren't doing that, but it sure smells....

BG Goddard send it up best. Yes you can however​ you can't collect pay as well as C&P. If you do the VA will stop paying you and collect all the back pay. No saying that if you make more in your C&P drill for point only notify your unit administrator of that. If you make more in Army pay notify the C&P office to stop paying you.

Since you have a desire to serve, may I suggest joining a veteran service organization. VFW, DAV, AMVETS, etc. find out what you can do and don't let the turkeys get you down.

I've been wishing I could go back in for a long time since I got out but the VA treated me and I ended up losing my vision in the good eye I had, but the disability says that isn't a good enough reason though I can't pass a physical to work any jobs I've had in the past. I would go right back in at half pay gladly.

I believe it every time you "Drill" your disability is stopped for the dates of the Drill. It is then reinstated and so forth. It may have changed, but I believe that is how it works.

I have heard that you can But not in the reserves or guard BUT a state Millitia that is part of the D.O.D. but you may want to look into this more to verifie if this is acurate or not