Can someone who has a honorable discharge, and is receiving 20% disability compensation, sign a new enlistment and still receive diasability at the same time?
2007-12-11 08:45:57 · 5 answers · asked by Daniel F 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
No.
The disability payment comes from the VA system. Their criteria for awarding a disability is comparing your health AFTER service to your health BEFORE service. The military branches use a different system.
The military branches are concerned about your ability to do the job and your ability to be deployed world wide. They do not care what the VA says.
Lets your disability was due to a neck operation. The VA will give you a 30% rating due to a decrease in neck motion and what have you. But the Army will look at it and if it is a minor problem that would not prevent you from doing your job and being deployed, it is unimportant.
Now lets say your disability is insulin dependent diabetes. The VA will give you a rating based upon the fact you did not have it when you joined the first time. It is a health condition that came upon you during service. The Army will look at it and even though you can do the job, you can not be deployed because insulin has to be kept in a fridge and that prevents you from being deployed to a desert. So the Army will not take you back in. Again, it does not matter what the VA said.
Lets assume you can go back in according to the Army criteria, you can not receive ANY kind of VA disability payment while on active duty. You go back on active duty, you lose the disability. However, when you get off of active duty again, you can apply for a VA disability again and you may get a higher rating, specially if you incur new problems while on active duty the second time around.
That is all part and parcel with the fact you can not get a military retirement AND full VA disability benefits because historically they do not allow concurrent receipt of both benefits.
2007-12-11 10:29:41 · answer #1 · answered by forgivebutdonotforget911 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. You are receiving a disability payment for a condition which renders you unfit to continue service, so that makes you ineligible to enlist in any component.
2007-12-11 09:19:25 · answer #2 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
why no, no you can't. what i'm not sure about is if you can still get your 20% once you get out. that's a va question that you need to call on
2007-12-11 10:21:42 · answer #3 · answered by rebel with a cause 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You cant be disabled and in the Army... remember the extensive physical you are required to pass?!!!??!!!
2007-12-11 09:16:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
No
2007-12-11 09:11:57 · answer #5 · answered by jrnh5150 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋