Disability ratings? Help please!?

Question

My husband is most likely going to be discharged out of the Army because of injuries he got in Iraq. Anyway, say for instance he is given a 40% disability rating. Is he given 40% of his base pay, his entire pay, or is there a certain number for everyone with a 40% disability rating as far as compensation goes? What else goes along with a disability rating?

Will having a disability rating affect his career in the future? For the better or for the worse?

Answer 1

2007 Disability Compensation Rates


Disability Monthly Rate
10 percent $115
20 percent $225
30 percent $348
40 percent $501
50 percent $712
60 percent $901
70 percent $1,135
80 percent $1,319
90 percent $1,483
100 percent $2,471
Veterans with disability ratings of at least 30 percent are eligible for additional allowances for dependents, including spouses, minor children, children between the ages of 18 and 23 who are attending school, children who are permanently incapable of self-support because of a disability arising before age 18, and dependent parents. The additional amount depends on the disability rating.


The disability rating is just a number used by the VA to determine VA benefits. It does not and can not effect his career in the future.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

If he is being placed on the Temporary Disabled Retired List (TDRL), then it's as if he completed 20 years of service and then was retired from the military. That means he gets an ID card and so do you and any minor children you may have. In addition, he gets the pay of his last rank, with 40% of that being tax-exempt. He will be given a physical every four years. If his condition improves enough to go back on active duty, that is precisely what will happen. If it does not, he will be placed on the Permanent Disability Retired List (PDRL). That is military retirement as well. None of the preceding that I've laid out has anything to do with the VA. If he is just being discharged and will be seeking compensation with the VA, then follow the tables given by a previous answer to this question.
If he gets VA disability compensation, in addition to that received from the military, he is now entitled to keep both without forfeiting any of the military compensation. That is possible under the new law passed by the Congress dealing with what is known as Concurrent Receipts.
I would suggest that both of you make contact with the nearest chapter of Disabled American Vets (DAV) and ask to be put in contact with one of their Field Service Officers. They are experts on military and veterans disability matters and won't charge you a dime for their services.

Answer 4

There are a lot of factors here that you must consider. First of all the VA awards the disabilities. A board will meet, review his medical records and service records. They will deciede the disability percentage. You may want to consult a VA rep and he can answer those questions. The rules change from year to year so its diffacult to answer them exactly. Depending on the rating he will of course be compensate accordingly. This compensation is tax free by the way and can never be garnished for anything. Its his and will always be his. Again percentage dictating he will qualify for Vocational Rehabilitation. Most usualy take the free ride to college and books and tuition paid of course. Sorry, the ride he will take through college has been paid for by his sacrifice. Your sons and daughters may qualified for a paid college of thier choice.

It is illegal, again one of the most illegal things and immoral things to affect ones career based on a disability. It is only the lowest form of pond scum that discriminates based on a service connected disability. Make sure he joins the DAV (Disabled American Veterans) first thing. Its a great bunch of activists who will ensure this does not happen. Some states will also award money, pensions and schooling to disabled veterans and the children of disabled veterans. There are also hundreds of scholarships out there for the children of veterans with disabilities.

Also, he will get job preferances for federal jobs based on his service connected disabilities. Given two qualified persons applying for a federal job, the DAV will be awarded the job.

Homeloans, home modifications to accomodate his enjuries paid for.

If he is going to be discharged because of an injury and it is service connected then he will more then likely be awarded a 100% disability. That does not mean they are saying he can never work. What they are doing by this rating is qualifying him for benefits. There are many 100% disabled vets out there working and living productive lives. This is not workers comp where they watch and if your work then you must pay everything back. Do not confuse the two. He is expected and encouraged to get out and get back to work.

Again, get with the DAV and or the local VA rep (who generaly is a DAV).

I would not say he is fortunate, but would say he has bought and paid for his benefits. They are outstanding benefits that he should take full of advantage of.

Answer 5

Check with the Veterans Administration. They will tell you all you need to know. As far as affecting his career in the future, a lot of places give a vet first crack at a job he is qualified for. The disability just makes him more desirable in some places.
Good luck

Answer 6

I am 40% disabled through the VA I get 538 and it will go up to 560 now that I am married.

Answer 7

I don't know about payments and stuff, but he'll get extra consideration for jobs in the future. If he has to take a test for a government job, he'll get 10 points added on to it for being a disabled veteran, which will usually put him at the top of the list.
(Tell him to make loads of copies of his DD-214. He'll need a copy for everything he does for the rest of his life.)

Answer 8

30-50% is 50% of base pay only. Have him see a va counsler he may be eligible for additional benefits.
There is alot of jobs he would get preference on.

Answer 9

How is disability rating done

Answer 10

lawsuit