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Can you lose VA disability pension?

Leia Doyle

Can you lose VA disability pension?

VA can stop a veteran’s disability benefits if it severs service connection for the veteran’s disability. However, if VA does find that severance of service connection is warranted, it will discontinue the veteran’s disability payments as the veteran will no longer be service connected for that condition.

Can military disability pay be taken away?

The VA cannot terminate these benefits unless you committed fraud or unless the VA made a “clear and unmistakable error” in granting you benefits (CUE). If you receive a notice from the VA that your service-connected benefits may be terminated, contact a disability lawyer right away.

How does disability affect military retirement pay?

Qualified military retirees are those with 20 or more years of service who have a service-connected disability of 50% or more. The VA disability compensation is automatically added to your regular retirement pay. you are a regular retiree with a VA disability rating of 50 percent or greater.

Does VA disability reduce military retirement pay?

If you receive VA compensation for your VA disability, military retired pay is reduced by the VA waiver. Concurrent receipt will not restore retired pay above the amount due to years of service. Extra retired pay can occur when someone is medically retired from the military with a high service disability rating.

Can you collect military retirement and disability at the same time?

But can you collect VA disability and military retirement payments in special cases? In short, yes. United States military retirees can receive both military retiree pay and VA disability compensation at the same time in any branch of service.

Can you lose your military retirement if convicted of a felony?

Veterans in receipt of VA pension will have payments terminated effective the 61st day after imprisonment in a Federal, State, or local penal institution for conviction of a felony or misdemeanor. Payments may be resumed upon release from prison if the Veteran meets VA eligibility requirements.