On March 23, 2012 Vietnam Veterans of America, VVA, and Yale University released a study entitled “Casting Troops Aside: The United States Military’s Illegal Personality Disorder Problem.” The study reveals a ten year history of false discharges under personality disorder or adjustment disorder. The “problem” with this type of discharge is that even though the veteran may be released with an honorable or under honorable discharge entitling the veteran to service connected benefits; it allows … [Read more...]
Tactical Herbicides: Exposure and Presumption
From January 9, 1962 to May 7, 1975 the United States sprayed tactical herbicides in Vietnam for the purpose of defoliating the overgrown terrain. It not only allowed for improved combat visibility but assisted the U.S. forces on the ground with such activities as clearance of transportation routes, boundaries of bases and to reveal enemy hiding places such as weapon storage and base camps. The U.S. military purchased these herbicides from private companies and had begun testing their effects … [Read more...]
Hearing Loss and Tinnitus: Your MOS Can Concede Exposure
The fact that your spouse says you never hear them may in fact indicate an entitlement to VA compensation for hearing loss and or tinnitus. Generally speaking, the VA isn’t responsible for hearing loss caused by the natural process of aging or occupational noise you were exposed to post-service. That said; don’t let the VA’s immediate denial of those benefits deter you! A 2010 VA fast letter 10-35, conceded that certain military jobs exposed veterans to high frequency noise. As such, the … [Read more...]
TDIU vs. 100% Schedular Rating
VA compensation benefits are generally rated on a schedule between 10 and 100, depending on the disability and degrees of disability. However, in VA world the combination of the ratings is not a simple matter. To most of us, 30 + 20 = 50. in VA world, 30% + 20% = 40%. The reason for the unique combination of ratings according to 38 C.F.R. §4.25 is that, “the consideration of the efficiency of the individual as affected first by the most disabling condition, then by the less disabling … [Read more...]
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