Can you hold a job with a permanent and total 100% VA disability rating?

Yes.

Think about that question. You do not need to find a "full-time job" You need to create your own Job, Service, Mission.... You, like most of us Veterans have developed something you are good at. Tap into YOU...Redesign YOU. Sleep with a note pad beside your bed and re-write Yourstory..............It's your time to make Your His-story.

Yes you can. The VA rating is not a cripple rating like many think it should be. SFC Michael Hasbun things are not that simple. I am pretty sure I could get a 100% rating right now if I wanted yet I still serve. I have been injured a good bit and survived a type of cancer that I will have the rest of my life. Luckily, with medicine I am relatively normal and can perform my duties but I will be taking chemo meds for the rest of my life. When I do retire I don't plan on staying home. I do look forward to returning to the work force. But saying you can't be 100% disabled and can't work is a bit extreme. I have attached a photo of Omar Avila. He is a veteran that is 100% disabled. He lost his leg and is cover in burns but he is still working and maintains a full time job.

Now to address the elephant in the room. I understand that some veterans do scam the VA and get a high rating due to just wanting to get paid. I can't even tell you how this is borderline encouraged by so may veteran groups. I recall being on a elevator at Womack AMC and a Vet group spokesmen was asking me if I was getting out soon. I told him that I am getting close. He told me to get a sleep study so I can get 50% disability. I politely told me I don't think I have a sleep issue and that I will just see how it will come out when I get my rating. Can a SM who did 2 years get 100%? Yes, absolutely. Just like the young SPC in my battalion that suffered a testicular injury on a jump and will never have children. These things happen. He was medically separated due to his injury. The question should be how you get it. If I did 2 years in the Army with no incidents that resulted in injury then I would be scamming the military if I was going after 100% disability.