do vetrans really get money monthly for being wounded or so ???
2007-10-20 03:54:13 · 13 answers · asked by drew_blue_2 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ People with Disabilities
Veterans do receive compensation for service oriented disabilities. To find out more information you can visit www.va.gov. Here you will find out about all veteran benefits. To apply online for compensation you can go to http://vabenefits.vba.va.gov/vonapp/main.asp. Depending upon the severity of the disability(which is determined by a committee at the VA, whom review past medical records and the results from a physical conducted by a VA approved physician) and how many dependents the veteran may have,a veteran may receive anywhere from
$115 a month to just under $7,000 a month. You may check this at:http://www.vba.va.gov/bln/21/Rates/comp01.htm. There are many organizations that help represent veterans. http://www.army.mil/veteransorganizations/
The department of veterans affairs is a government organization and there is a lot of forms and red tape to go through in order to receive any benefits that a veteran may be entitled to. These organizations exist to assist veterans with any problems they may have. just like any other buracracy, VA has time limitations to claim certain benefits and time restrictions on submitting information for a claim. If you file a claim and wait too long to submit supporting documents, your claim will be closed. It will be as if you never filed a claim. All of these benefits are well deserved. Nothing is given away free. God bless our veterans!
2007-10-23 02:04:10 · answer #1 · answered by A Veteran 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can give you any answer to a VA question you have. I worked as an Adjudicator for Dept. of VA. Some veterans get more than $200 depending on their disability. They may also be entitled to more benefits depending on the percentage of their disability rating. Always appeal a denial. About 85% of all appeals are awarded on review. Even if you have a service officer representing your claim to the VA, if it is denied and the service rep says you will not win, APPEAL ANYWAY!
You do not get an exit exam from the military by a VA doctor. you get one by the military. when you leave the service with a disability, you must apply to the VA for benefits and get an exam by the VA even if you just had one by the military. the VA is independent of the military and makes its own decisions regarding disability and compensation, not the military.
Even if you are discharged with a dishonorable or less than honorable discharge, apply for benefits. the VA determines if the punishment suits the crime and sometimes a recipient of an OTH discharge may still be awarded benefits.
2007-10-21 11:44:31 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Some do if there wounds meet certain standards and criteria, you can get up to 100 percent disability depending upon the injury. Thats about 2000 thousand a month plus. If you get that you can say you earned it. The Va just don't give it away. Vets pay a high price sometimes for serving there country, and we need to always remember that. Thank YOU VETS!!!
2007-10-20 21:37:41 · answer #3 · answered by victor 7707 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
*sigh* Yes some get certain amounts. Through the veterans administration (VA) when a veteran is discharged from the military they receive a physical by a VA doctor who determines the percent by which they are disabled. This can be anywhere from 0% to 100%. According to this rating a veteran will receive a monthly compensation check ranging from $100 to a couple thousand. And they deserve every cent of it, anyone who doesn't agree grow some balls, go up to a veteran like myself and tell us we don't deserve compensation for our wartime injuries.
2007-10-20 11:27:58 · answer #4 · answered by Frenchghost 3 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Certainly--and its normally for a lot more than $200.
Such pensions for veterans date back to even before the American Revolution. And--following the Revolutionary war, disabled veterans received a pension of $5/month (there's been a bit of inflation since!).
Following the Civil war, Union soldiers who had been disabled received pensions of $25/month (later raised gradually). In modern times, disabled veterans receive both rehabilitation (beginning in WW1) as well.
Keep in mind, these are people who put their lives on the line to defend our country--and when they retrn unable to resume their normal lives, we as a society have a moral obligation to compensate them for their loss.
2007-10-22 00:48:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
hah, hah, hah, hah... not funny. my husband is considered over 80% disabled and he has yet to get a disability check from the VA. Now they're saying he has to wait till after the war is over, and they process all the new people. He dosen't even get any VA care! I support our military, but that's the f**king political commies for you......blood sucking bastards. Oh, by the way he has severe heart problems, life or death situation for this next surgery and no one wants to touch him, and epilapsy too.
My step-dad has been waiting for over 20 years for his benefits.
My brother got out a year ago and dosen't get nothing either except 6 mnth check ups at the VA office in Savanah.
As you were saying?
2007-10-22 17:01:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
wounded veterans do receive checks but the money will never compare to life before the injury.
2007-10-21 09:15:22 · answer #7 · answered by mudslide_23511 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, they do. My son does. It depends on the injury/disability and that is determined by the military.
2007-10-20 11:04:25 · answer #8 · answered by old_woman_84 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My husband gets $500 a month.
2007-10-23 11:09:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes some do. The amount depends on how disabled they became.
2007-10-20 11:00:42 · answer #10 · answered by American Spirit 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋