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Compensation Rates Index
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Veterans Compensation Benefits Current (Dec 01, 2016) Rates
http://www.benefits.va.gov/COMPENSATION/resources_comp01.asp
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Veterans Compensation Benefits Current (Dec 01, 2016) Rates
http://www.benefits.va.gov/COMPENSATION/resources_comp01.asp
Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) Current Rates
http://www.benefits.va.gov/COMPENSATION/resources_comp02.asp
http://www.benefits.va.gov/COMPENSATION/resources_comp02.asp
Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) - Effective 12/1/16
http://www.benefits.va.gov/COMPENSATION/types-dependency_and_indemnity.asp
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How VA Calculates Compensation Rates
VA COMBINED RATINGS TABLE & BILATERAL FACTOR
NOTE 1
For two or more rated conditions, the final overall rating is based on use of the Combined Ratings Table
NOTE 2
If individual ratings are given to both legs and / or both arms the Bilateral Factor is used in conjunction with the Combined Ratings Table
NOTE 3
If you need assistance with the Combined Ratings Table or the Bilateral Factor, contact a Veterans Service Officer
How VA Calculates Compensation Rates
VA COMBINED RATINGS TABLE & BILATERAL FACTOR
NOTE 1
For two or more rated conditions, the final overall rating is based on use of the Combined Ratings Table
NOTE 2
If individual ratings are given to both legs and / or both arms the Bilateral Factor is used in conjunction with the Combined Ratings Table
NOTE 3
If you need assistance with the Combined Ratings Table or the Bilateral Factor, contact a Veterans Service Officer
The Bilateral Factor
VA APPEALS
AGENT ORANGE & OTHER HERBICIDES ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
PORTION 1 (BELOW) is based on my experiences, opinions, and knowledge.
PORTION 2 (BELOW) is from VA publications.
PORTION 1
POINT 1:
When the VA determines that your health condition is not Service-Connected, you can submit an Appeal to their determination.
However, your appeal needs proof that the condition is Service-Connected.
The proof needs to show
1. You did not have the condition when you entered the military.
2. The condition or the contributors to the current condition existed while you were on active duty.
a. Some conditions are based on contributors vs the condition existing while on active duty.
b. In Agent Orange or Agent LNX associated health conditions, exposure is the contributor.
c. In P.T.S.D, exposure is the contributor.
3. The condition existed when your active duty ended or the contributor(s) occurred during active duty.
4. The condition exists today.
The following documentation will serve as proof:
a. Copy of your initial military physical exam that was conducted at the time you entered the military and shows you did not have the condition when you entered the military;
b. Copies of the portion(s) of your military medical records and / or personnel records, which show when the condition existed or contributor(s) occurred during your active duty.
c. Copies of your final ETS physical exam and / or personnel records, which show the condition existed at the end of your active duty and / or contributor(s) occurred during your active duty.
d. Medical records that show the condition still exists today.
POINT 2:
All cancers, tumors, and growths are not associated with Agent Orange or Agent LNX.
(See the listing of Health conditions associated to Agent Orange and Agent LNX further down on this posting.)
POINT 3:
You can appeal the VAs determination of your claim for P.T.S.D.
However, the proof required to start the VA process includes current medical records and doctor examinations which provide the diagnosis of P.T.S.D.
Even with the current medical records doctor’s diagnosis, this only starts the VA process.
The VA will then review the submitted documents, conduct their own examinations.
I have also seen where the VA will place a veteran claiming P.T.S.D. into an inpatient study at one of their facilities or a contractor facility.
Before you consider contacting a Lawyer or an organization that charges you a fee or takes a percentage of your compensation award, you need to contact a Veterans Service Organization (VSO) for free advice and help.
Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) serve veterans and help them in understanding the VA processes, putting together and filing the correct paper work required to submit claims/request for benefits from the VA and Appeals to denied claims.
It is not my position to endorse any Veterans Service Organizations.
You need to contact a VSO recognized by the VA.
PORTION 2
EVERYTHING FROM HERE TO THE END OF THIS COMMENT/POSTING IS FROM THE VA
Here is the link to the VSOs that are recognized by the VA.
http://www.va.gov/vso/
There is a misconception that those exposed to Agent Orange have or could have “Agent Orange.”
Agent Orange is not a health condition.
However, the Veterans Administration (US Government) has determined that exposure to Agent Orange or Agent LNX may increase the possibility of acquiring specific health conditions.
If you have been exposed to Agent Orange and have any of the specified health conditions (some have to be documented to have existed within a defined time frame after exposure) you need to file a Claim/Request for Benefits with the VA.
If you were assigned in Vietnam 1962 -1971 and have one or more of the specified health conditions, it is presumed that you were exposed to Agent Orange or Agent LNX and have the condition(s) as a result of the exposure.
Assignments in eastern Laos and parts of Cambodia as well as specific locations working specific jobs (Chemical storage, Military Police, perimeter control) in Thailand you are presumed to have been exposed to Agent Orange or Agent LNX.
You should contact the VA to be placed on the Agent Orange Registry.
Department of Veterans Affairs Website
Veterans Health Initiative
2013 VA Health conditions associated with Agent Orange and other Herbicides.
(CLICK ON THE CONDITION AND MORE INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED)
A group of different types of cancers in body tissues such as muscle, fat, blood and lymph vessels, and connective tissues
Children with Birth Defects: VA presumes certain birth defects in children of Vietnam and Korea Veterans associated with Veterans' qualifying military service.
AGENT ORANGE & OTHER HERBICIDES ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS
PORTION 1 (BELOW) is based on my experiences, opinions, and knowledge.
PORTION 2 (BELOW) is from VA publications.
PORTION 1
POINT 1:
When the VA determines that your health condition is not Service-Connected, you can submit an Appeal to their determination.
However, your appeal needs proof that the condition is Service-Connected.
The proof needs to show
1. You did not have the condition when you entered the military.
2. The condition or the contributors to the current condition existed while you were on active duty.
a. Some conditions are based on contributors vs the condition existing while on active duty.
b. In Agent Orange or Agent LNX associated health conditions, exposure is the contributor.
c. In P.T.S.D, exposure is the contributor.
3. The condition existed when your active duty ended or the contributor(s) occurred during active duty.
4. The condition exists today.
The following documentation will serve as proof:
a. Copy of your initial military physical exam that was conducted at the time you entered the military and shows you did not have the condition when you entered the military;
b. Copies of the portion(s) of your military medical records and / or personnel records, which show when the condition existed or contributor(s) occurred during your active duty.
c. Copies of your final ETS physical exam and / or personnel records, which show the condition existed at the end of your active duty and / or contributor(s) occurred during your active duty.
d. Medical records that show the condition still exists today.
POINT 2:
All cancers, tumors, and growths are not associated with Agent Orange or Agent LNX.
(See the listing of Health conditions associated to Agent Orange and Agent LNX further down on this posting.)
POINT 3:
You can appeal the VAs determination of your claim for P.T.S.D.
However, the proof required to start the VA process includes current medical records and doctor examinations which provide the diagnosis of P.T.S.D.
Even with the current medical records doctor’s diagnosis, this only starts the VA process.
The VA will then review the submitted documents, conduct their own examinations.
I have also seen where the VA will place a veteran claiming P.T.S.D. into an inpatient study at one of their facilities or a contractor facility.
Before you consider contacting a Lawyer or an organization that charges you a fee or takes a percentage of your compensation award, you need to contact a Veterans Service Organization (VSO) for free advice and help.
Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) serve veterans and help them in understanding the VA processes, putting together and filing the correct paper work required to submit claims/request for benefits from the VA and Appeals to denied claims.
It is not my position to endorse any Veterans Service Organizations.
You need to contact a VSO recognized by the VA.
PORTION 2
EVERYTHING FROM HERE TO THE END OF THIS COMMENT/POSTING IS FROM THE VA
Here is the link to the VSOs that are recognized by the VA.
http://www.va.gov/vso/
There is a misconception that those exposed to Agent Orange have or could have “Agent Orange.”
Agent Orange is not a health condition.
However, the Veterans Administration (US Government) has determined that exposure to Agent Orange or Agent LNX may increase the possibility of acquiring specific health conditions.
If you have been exposed to Agent Orange and have any of the specified health conditions (some have to be documented to have existed within a defined time frame after exposure) you need to file a Claim/Request for Benefits with the VA.
If you were assigned in Vietnam 1962 -1971 and have one or more of the specified health conditions, it is presumed that you were exposed to Agent Orange or Agent LNX and have the condition(s) as a result of the exposure.
Assignments in eastern Laos and parts of Cambodia as well as specific locations working specific jobs (Chemical storage, Military Police, perimeter control) in Thailand you are presumed to have been exposed to Agent Orange or Agent LNX.
You should contact the VA to be placed on the Agent Orange Registry.
Department of Veterans Affairs Website
Veterans Health Initiative
2013 VA Health conditions associated with Agent Orange and other Herbicides.
(CLICK ON THE CONDITION AND MORE INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED)
- AL Amyloidosis
A rare disease caused when an abnormal protein, amyloid, enters tissues or organs - Chronic B-cell Leukemias
A type of cancer which affects white blood cells - Chloracne (or similar acneform disease)
A skin condition that occurs soon after exposure to chemicals and looks like common forms of acne seen in teenagers. Under VA's rating regulations, it must be at least 10 percent disabling within one year of exposure to herbicides. - Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
A disease characterized by high blood sugar levels resulting from the body’s inability to respond properly to the hormone insulin - Hodgkin’s Disease
A malignant lymphoma (cancer) characterized by progressive enlargement of the lymph nodes, liver, and spleen, and by progressive anemia - Ischemic Heart Disease
A disease characterized by a reduced supply of blood to the heart, that leads to chest pain - Multiple Myeloma
A cancer of plasma cells, a type of white blood cell in bone marrow - Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
A group of cancers that affect the lymph glands and other lymphatic tissue - Parkinson’s Disease
A progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects muscle movement - Peripheral Neuropathy, Acute and Subacute
A nervous system condition that causes numbness, tingling, and motor weakness. Currently, it must be at least 10 percent disabling within one year of herbicide exposure and resolve within two years. VA proposed on Aug. 10, 2012, to replace "acute and subacute" with "early-onset" and eliminate the requirement that symptoms resolve within two years. - Porphyria Cutanea Tarda
A disorder characterized by liver dysfunction and by thinning and blistering of the skin in sun-exposed areas. Under VA's rating regulations, it must be at least 10 percent disabling within one year of exposure to herbicides. - Prostate Cancer
Cancer of the prostate; one of the most common cancers among men - Respiratory Cancers (includes lung cancer)
Cancers of the lung, larynx, trachea, and bronchus
A group of different types of cancers in body tissues such as muscle, fat, blood and lymph vessels, and connective tissues
Children with Birth Defects: VA presumes certain birth defects in children of Vietnam and Korea Veterans associated with Veterans' qualifying military service.