VA Disability Benefits

If you have a disability related to military service and received anything other than a dishonorable discharge, you may be eligible for VA disability benefits. When you rely upon the advice and experienced representation of a VA disability benefits lawyer from Disability Partners, PLLC, you are assured of having access to all of the disability benefits available to you through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Eligibility requirements for VA disability benefits

There are two basic criteria you must meet to be eligible for VA disability:

Served on full-time active duty as a member of one of the branches of the armed forces of the United States; or serving in the reserves or in a national guard unit that has been activated by order of the federal government; attending one of the military academies as a cadet or midshipman.
Discharged under conditions that were anything other than dishonorable.

Depending on which one of the VA disability benefits programs you apply to for benefits, you must meet the requirements specific to the program. If you received a less-than-honorable discharge, a Disability Partners VA disability lawyer has information about how to apply to upgrade the discharge or correct your records with the military if there was an error.

Types of VA disability benefits

The VA has several benefit programs that you, as a disabled veteran, maybe qualify for:

Service-connected disability compensation: This is a monthly benefit payment for veterans with a disability caused by an illness or injury related to their service or a disability aggravated by service in the military.
VA Pension: A veteran with limited income and assets may be eligible for a monthly benefit payment. You must have at least 90 days of service with at least a day of it being during wartime. You must be totally and permanently disabled, or you must be at least age 65 or older.
Concurrent retirement and disability payments: If you retired from the military with at least 20 years of service and have a service-connected disability rated at 50% or greater, the CRDP program lets you collect retirement and disability benefits at the same time.

There are other VA disability programs that you may qualify for based on your military service, so speak to a VA disability benefits lawyer to learn more about them.

Get help from the VA disability lawyers at Disability Partners

Don’t let frustration at a complicated and frustrating VA disability benefits system deny you the VA benefits that your military service entitles you to receive. Contact Disability Partners, PLLC, today for a free consultation with an experienced and compassionate VA disability benefits lawyer.