What types of disability benefits are available to veterans?
Veterans discharged under condition other than dishonorable may be entitled to receive service connected disability compensation benefits or non-service connected disability pension benefits. I handle these types of claims on a contingency basis which means that you do not pay me a fee unless you recover past due benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Disability benefits are monthly payments made to a veteran, or in some cases their family, for injuries caused by a service connected event. The amount of the disability payment is based on the degree of the injury as rated by a ratings officer at the Department of Veterans Affairs. A veteran does not have to be completely disabled to receive compensation benefits. For veterans whose disability is not service connected, but their service was during a period of war, VA law may allow a non-service connected pension benefit. This benefit is income and asset tested and only applies to those wartime veterans who do not have signific
