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According to a number of experts, official military transition programs for disabled veterans don’t do enough to address the problems that our ex-military veterans deal with. Until our VA officials do more to refine their programs, it will devolve to the private sector to develop strategies for helping disabled veterans. Due to bureaucratic mistakes, some […]

As a veteran, you can receive your military pension and full social security benefits at the same time. There is no penalty for collecting benefits from the Department of Defense and the Social Security Administration. In fact, depending on your years of active duty service, your military service could increase your social security retirement benefits. […]

If you have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, you may have trouble finding stable employment because of your insomnia, anxiety, and flashbacks. Fortunately, the VA is supposed to consider your PTSD as a service related condition that can qualify you for veterans disability compensation. The amount of monthly disability benefits you receive will depend […]

There are two ways of getting paid at the 100 percent disability level by the VA. One way is if your medical examination shows that your medical conditions result in a 100 percent rating according to the VA combined rating schedule. (The VA does not just add up your disability ratings to get to 100 […]

If you have service related disabilities, you may qualify for Special Monthly Compensation (SMC), which is a tax-free benefit that the VA pays you in addition to your VA disability compensation. A wide range of conditions can make you potentially eligible for SMC. As a rule of thumb, your medical condition could make you eligible […]