Serving in the military is an honorable profession. Unfortunately, our veterans often return home with injuries or pain that make it hard for them to work. There is help available to veterans with disabilities caused by their time in the service. In 2018, the United...
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Veterans Disability
How PTSD makes it difficult for you to work
You had many good times during your tenure as a service person. You made friends for life, saw much of the world and gained your independence. The downside of this is that you’ve had to attend war-torn countries. You’ve seen many tragic events unfold over the years,...
What are the most common disabilities for veterans?
Military veterans may return from a deployment with injuries that are never going to fully heal. These can happen in combat, or just in the course of their employment, even if they never see any sort of active duty. Training accidents do happen, and simply being in...
Can I get VA disability for mesothelioma?
You may not have been expecting a mesothelioma diagnosis, especially since it has been so many years since you were active in the military. Unfortunately, mesothelioma takes decades to develop in some people, and it has been linked to asbestos exposure during military...
Can I claim VA disability benefits for hearing loss or tinnitus?
There is no escaping the fact that war is loud, so loud that you might not ever escape its effects on your hearing. If you’re a veteran of armed conflicts like Desert Storm, for example, your time in the service may have left you with permanent hearing damage or a...
What is a VA disability rating?
The Department of Veterans Affairs pays you benefits based on the extent of your disability, expressing your VA disability rating as a percent. The higher your percentage, the more benefits you are eligible for. To put it another way, a 100% disability rating means...