Veteran Disability Claims and VA eligibility

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Veteran & Family Services Office

Are you a Veteran that has never filed a disability claim with the VA?

We can discuss your eligibility for VA health care and disabilities. If you have conditions for which you can file disability claims. We will do most, if not all of your paperwork and walk you through the process. Remember, VA Disability and Surviving Spouse benefits are non-taxable and non-reportable! Spouses of veterans, we will discuss possible benefits for you should the veteran pass away before you.

Veterans, if your overall disability rating is 30 percent or higher, you are eligible to add a spouse and minor aged dependent children to your award for additional monetary compensation.

Do you currently have a disability rating with the VA? You may be eligible to file for an increase. Make an appointment and we will discuss your current rating and filing for increases. You make the choice. We will discuss all the possibilities with you and you decide if you want to move forward with filing new claims/increases.

The VA has a program called Individual Unemployability. If you have a single condition rated at 60 percent (or higher) or have an overall rating of 70 percent (or higher) and one of your conditions is rated at least 40 percent, then you qualify to apply.  Your rating stays as is but the VA will pay you at 100 percent and you receive all the benefits of being 100 percent.  If you maintain the 100 percent disability/Individual Unemployability rating for at least 10 years (and you have been married at least one year) your spouse is eligible to receive a monthly monetary benefit. If less than 10 years, there are some things the surviving spouse will need to do to be eligible for a monthly benefit.

We can explain the requirements in advance so the claims processing will be slightly shorter.

Please make an appointment with our office. We can discuss Disability, Pension, Individual Unemployability, Surviving Spouse DIC, Surviving Spouse pension or Military Honor Services.

Our Veteran Service Officer is available to answer questions regarding benefits for Veterans and their families.

Peer Support Specialist - Wesley Rhodes 520-610-4383

Peer Support Specialist - Darrell Whitman 520-610-2037

Veteran Service Officer – Kim Skelton 520-610-7644