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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3589975" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>Ones service period doesn't have anything to do with a disability rating. Typically the 10% rating is for tinnitus. That is just about a gimme for anyone that wants to apply for it. If you get further testing and hearing is impaired there can be another rating. What's odd about the VA</p><p>is that if you get a 10% rating on one issue like hearing and a 40% rating on another issue like depression or PTSD that doesn't always add up to 50%. It's called the "whole person theory". That theory makes sure one doesn't gain more than 100% disability. </p><p>So I don't create a long thread, you can go here, <a href="https://www.va.gov/disability/about-disability-ratings/" target="_blank">https://www.va.gov/disability/about-disability-ratings/</a> to see how the VA adjusts that.</p><p>If it's 10% tinnitus caused by 30% hearing loss, it will add up to 40% because one caused the other directly if I remember correctly. </p><p>Since you don't know your rating, you can go here: <a href="https://www.va.gov/disability/about-disability-ratings/after-you-get-a-rating/" target="_blank">https://www.va.gov/disability/about-disability-ratings/after-you-get-a-rating/</a> Get an account and check your rating online. You will find it prior to getting anything in the mail.</p><p>Once you get over a certain percentage, no matter how much money you make your eligible for VA medical care for related medical issues to your disability as well as some discounted services for other. If you get over like 70% or so, you pretty much get all care from the VA.</p><p>Buddy is suffering from the effects of Agent Orange during Vietnam. He is undergoing his third chemo therapy session in 30 or so years that the government never recognized until recently.</p><p>They bumped him up to 100%. I'm not thinking he will survive this one. Went to see him the other day, and didn't recognize him he was so wasted away. </p><p></p><p>We have a lot of aging vets on this forum. I want to bring up another program the VA has called the Veterans Aid and Attendance Benefit.</p><p>This is a program that gives a benefit in addition to the monthly pension when one is unable to conduct normal daily living, requiring help from the spouse, outside services, Skilled Nursing Facilities, personal care in the home, or an assigned living community.</p><p>The Vet with a dependant spouse may be eligible for up to $23,388 per year, while a single vet would be eligible for up to $19, 728 per year. The surviving spouse of a vet that has passed away could be eligible for up to $12, 672 per year. Two vets that are married are eligible for up to $30, 480 per year. </p><p>Who is eligible? Any War Veteran with 90 days of active duty with at least one day during active war time. The vet does not have to been in the war zone, but in the military during war times. Vets in Germany during Vietnam are eligible as well as state side vets during the gulf wars if they meet Medical, Service and financial qualifications. </p><p>A very complicated income an Asset test must be passed in order to qualify. The VA does not provide those provisions to the public, so it's highly suggested that one looks up a third party that specialises in getting these forms filled out correctly. You can find them with an internet search, but one that has came highly recommended by several I know is Right at Home in Edmond, 405-471-6201 or Right at Home Norman, 405-471-6201.</p><p>THERE IS ZERO COST TO THE VETERAN to have this service complete these forms. Below are links to see if your eligible.</p><p><a href="https://americanveteransaid.com/landing/lp_2/NEW/aid_and_attendance_2_msn.html?msclkid=04ec6c78a3541ec2aaea0cb889f56b7d" target="_blank">https://americanveteransaid.com/landing/lp_2/NEW/aid_and_attendance_2_msn.html?msclkid=04ec6c78a3541ec2aaea0cb889f56b7d</a></p><p></p><p><a href="https://americanveteransaid.com/landing/lp_2/NEW/aid_and_attendance_2_msn.html?msclkid=04ec6c78a3541ec2aaea0cb889f56b7d" target="_blank">https://americanveteransaid.com/landing/lp_2/NEW/aid_and_attendance_2_msn.html?msclkid=04ec6c78a3541ec2aaea0cb889f56b7d</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3589975, member: 5412"] Ones service period doesn't have anything to do with a disability rating. Typically the 10% rating is for tinnitus. That is just about a gimme for anyone that wants to apply for it. If you get further testing and hearing is impaired there can be another rating. What's odd about the VA is that if you get a 10% rating on one issue like hearing and a 40% rating on another issue like depression or PTSD that doesn't always add up to 50%. It's called the "whole person theory". That theory makes sure one doesn't gain more than 100% disability. So I don't create a long thread, you can go here, [URL]https://www.va.gov/disability/about-disability-ratings/[/URL] to see how the VA adjusts that. If it's 10% tinnitus caused by 30% hearing loss, it will add up to 40% because one caused the other directly if I remember correctly. Since you don't know your rating, you can go here: [URL]https://www.va.gov/disability/about-disability-ratings/after-you-get-a-rating/[/URL] Get an account and check your rating online. You will find it prior to getting anything in the mail. Once you get over a certain percentage, no matter how much money you make your eligible for VA medical care for related medical issues to your disability as well as some discounted services for other. If you get over like 70% or so, you pretty much get all care from the VA. Buddy is suffering from the effects of Agent Orange during Vietnam. He is undergoing his third chemo therapy session in 30 or so years that the government never recognized until recently. They bumped him up to 100%. I'm not thinking he will survive this one. Went to see him the other day, and didn't recognize him he was so wasted away. We have a lot of aging vets on this forum. I want to bring up another program the VA has called the Veterans Aid and Attendance Benefit. This is a program that gives a benefit in addition to the monthly pension when one is unable to conduct normal daily living, requiring help from the spouse, outside services, Skilled Nursing Facilities, personal care in the home, or an assigned living community. The Vet with a dependant spouse may be eligible for up to $23,388 per year, while a single vet would be eligible for up to $19, 728 per year. The surviving spouse of a vet that has passed away could be eligible for up to $12, 672 per year. Two vets that are married are eligible for up to $30, 480 per year. Who is eligible? Any War Veteran with 90 days of active duty with at least one day during active war time. The vet does not have to been in the war zone, but in the military during war times. Vets in Germany during Vietnam are eligible as well as state side vets during the gulf wars if they meet Medical, Service and financial qualifications. A very complicated income an Asset test must be passed in order to qualify. The VA does not provide those provisions to the public, so it's highly suggested that one looks up a third party that specialises in getting these forms filled out correctly. You can find them with an internet search, but one that has came highly recommended by several I know is Right at Home in Edmond, 405-471-6201 or Right at Home Norman, 405-471-6201. THERE IS ZERO COST TO THE VETERAN to have this service complete these forms. Below are links to see if your eligible. [URL]https://americanveteransaid.com/landing/lp_2/NEW/aid_and_attendance_2_msn.html?msclkid=04ec6c78a3541ec2aaea0cb889f56b7d[/URL] [URL]https://americanveteransaid.com/landing/lp_2/NEW/aid_and_attendance_2_msn.html?msclkid=04ec6c78a3541ec2aaea0cb889f56b7d[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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