A General Overview On The Disability Benefits For Vets

By Christa Jarvis


Who is eligible for payment of disability benefits to ex-servicemen? The department that is concerned with the payment of disability benefits for vets is the Department of Veterans. Provided one meets all the entitlements on their eligibility. As a veteran one can apply for the disability benefits via two programs mainly; the VA program of compensation and the VA Disability Compensation program. For one to receive both benefits at the same time is impossible. If we are to look at it from a general standpoint the Department of Veteran affairs usually pay the highest amount of benefits as long as you are eligible.

The number of people who have been wounded are in their thousands. There are even those people whose disability arises from a lost limb during service. While many others are still fighting the mental traumas that accompany them back at home.

It might be a medical condition that pre-existed before one even enrolled for the service. However it might have become worse during that course of time as a result of the diseases or injuries you accrued while on service. Everyone is privy to getting the benefits even if the level of disability is lowly rated.

To be able to get more information on this method of payment all one has to do is to visit the Social Security website. All the necessary details that one needs to know as well as required documents are all laid bare. All this is easily accessible from the comfort of your home.

As for the program on VA pension it does not give payment benefits to those veterans who are disabled just like that. One must be surpass 65 years of age to be in a position of qualifying for the payment. So as to be eligible and finally compensated one must be in a position or total and permanent disability.

PTSD Post-traumatic stress disorder affects many of the veterans. Studies show that the number of those who have this condition is way higher than what everyone thinks. Medical problems can also result due to having this condition with some of the most common being chronic pain and cardiovascular disease.

If your service culminated around the years superseding 1980, the requirement will be at least 2 years or a completion of the service period you were assigned to. There are also limits on the income levels that will be eligible for the benefit. Marital status is also an important consideration but not a requirement.

There are still a lot of veterans who have been left out in the dark when it comes to applying for SSDI. Ensure that you contact a Social Security representative on disability and get assistance on getting reaping the benefits as soon as possible. Serving your country is a very selfless and honorable act that can be done by an individual and those whose lives become disenfranchised due to disability arising from combat or accident should be accorded with the appreciation that they deserve.




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