Posted on Jan 13, 2022
Can Veterans work while receiving VA Disability? | VA Individual Unemployability Benefit |...
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What amazes me is that Veterans can still serve in the military while receiving VA Disability and Compensation!! I was shocked to hear this! How can this be??? Like, your service connected for these disabilities. Yet, I’m on many FB pages, and these Marines who got out are now serving in the Army AD, Marine Reserves, Army air National Guard and everything! So some are like 70-100% and married with dependents, getting a nice chunk of money for disability, yet they’re still serving, and making money according to their ranks, earning paid leave, etc.
I always thought once you start earning VA comp and pen for service connected issues, you couldn’t serve anymore. Don’t you think it would exasperate some of those conditions you’re being compensated for? And then when they decide to retire, they not only get retirement but also VA disability, plus, if they exasperated any of those conditions, they re-open their claims and ask for increases.
I’m sorry, but I feel that once you get VA disability comp. Your military service should be over.
I always thought once you start earning VA comp and pen for service connected issues, you couldn’t serve anymore. Don’t you think it would exasperate some of those conditions you’re being compensated for? And then when they decide to retire, they not only get retirement but also VA disability, plus, if they exasperated any of those conditions, they re-open their claims and ask for increases.
I’m sorry, but I feel that once you get VA disability comp. Your military service should be over.
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Lt Col Scott Shuttleworth
Agree on that wholeheartedly. If you are "disabled" enough to not be able to serve in your respective service, you shouldn't be able to get disability and serve in another...if you can you aren't disabled.
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MAJ Hugh Blanchard
Understand that unless a service member's VA Disability pay derives from a combat injury or training accident, then every cent of that VA Disability pay comes out of retired pay. I'm rated at 20% disabled, and it's not from a combat injury. So the amount of the VA Disability Pay I receive is subtracted from my Army Retired pay.
I agree with your thoughts on former service members on disability pay coming back into uniform to earn active-duty or Reserve pay. Something seems wrong there. But also remember that the DOD is desperate for recruits, since about 65% of the prime recruiting cohort is not eligible to enlist because of drug use, criminal record, tattoos, illness and lack of physical fitness.
I agree with your thoughts on former service members on disability pay coming back into uniform to earn active-duty or Reserve pay. Something seems wrong there. But also remember that the DOD is desperate for recruits, since about 65% of the prime recruiting cohort is not eligible to enlist because of drug use, criminal record, tattoos, illness and lack of physical fitness.
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LCpl Dana Paulsen
I get that, but if you’re 100% percent % VA disability rated, you get full retirement pay. Nothing is subtracted when you’re 100%. I have several friends who receive both their full retirement pay and are rated 100% p&t from the VA.
Also, the Army is now offering $50,000 bonuses to get people to enlist, and the USMC changed their tattoo policy again so you can have sleeves and neck tattoos, etc again. They just cannot be vulgar. The Army and Marines are also waiving drug use, ie, past marijuana use, and misdemeanor crimes, depending on what the crimes were. Also, judges are again offering defendants jail or the military. I think the worst is lack of physical fitness. Today’s youth are a sad state of affairs. Raised on video games and sitting on their butts. ~752097:MAJ Hugh Blanchard]
Also, the Army is now offering $50,000 bonuses to get people to enlist, and the USMC changed their tattoo policy again so you can have sleeves and neck tattoos, etc again. They just cannot be vulgar. The Army and Marines are also waiving drug use, ie, past marijuana use, and misdemeanor crimes, depending on what the crimes were. Also, judges are again offering defendants jail or the military. I think the worst is lack of physical fitness. Today’s youth are a sad state of affairs. Raised on video games and sitting on their butts. ~752097:MAJ Hugh Blanchard]
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MCPO Hilary Kunz
LCpl Dana Paulsen - I lost my retirement pay offset dollar for dollar when I was at 60%, but when they upped it to 100% I got most of it back. The biggest challenge was that I was injured in combat in a non combat zone, so had to show the Va the connection, without proof. I referred them to my medical records but it took years.
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The video is unavailable, but as to the question, in my experience, no. I’m sure there are caveats to that that I’m unaware of, but if you are Individual Unemployable (I/U) and get a job, the VA sees that as you can earn a living so you don’t need the VA disability. Forever. I obviously left out details for brevity.
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