What Disability Benefits Are Available for Veterans?
There are two primary disability programs available through the VA: • Service-connected disability: Disability benefits can be awarded for physical or psychological impairments. For service-connected veterans disabilities, benefits can be awarded for even a partial disability. To qualify, you must have a discharge other than dishonorable and a current diagnosis of a service-connected disability. Additionally you must prove that an incident in service caused the disability or that the disability began during service and you must show a medical connection between your current condition and its service origin. Some veterans with service-connected disabilities, whether partial or total, can receive both veterans disability benefits and Social Security disability benefits without any setoff. A service-connected disability does not necessarily have to be incurred during combat as long as the disability originated while in service or is otherwise service-connected. In addition, some disabilit
