Understanding Your VA Benefits
Sunday, April 6, 2008 at 03:25 PM
by dist15
Under the compensation and pension programs there is no budget. When you receive these benefits it does not take away benefits from any other veteran. If a veteran is service-connected 10 percent or more for any condition they are entitled to inpatient and outpatient care, hearing aids, eyeglasses and all their prescriptions for $8.00 per prescription for a 30 day supply at any VA facility.When a veteran is service connected 50 percent or more all their prescriptions are free of charge.
When a veteran is rated service connected 70 percent or more they are entitled to nursing home care at no cost to the veteran.
When a veteran is rated 100 percent service connected they are entitled to dental care.
Most veteran’s who served in the Battle of the Bulge and the Chosin Reservoir suffer from the residuals of cold injuries and they receive a 100 percent evaluation from the VA. ($2,527.00 a month for a single veteran and $2,669.00 a month for a married veteran).
If you served on land in Vietnam and you have diabetes we want to make sure you are receiving all the compensation you are entitled to receive. We represent 1,500 diabetics and 27 percent of them receive a 100 percent evaluation from the VA.
If you served on land in Vietnam and you had prostate cancer we want to make sure you are receiving all the benefits that you are entitled to receive. We will explain to you what the requirements are for a higher evaluation. The number one and two disabilities granted by the VA for compensation are bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus (ringing in the ears). If your occupation in service was consistent with noise exposure or you were awarded any combat ribbon or medal you are entitled to an exam by the VA to evaluate your claimed hearing loss and/or tinnitus. The VA currently denies medical care to some veterans. You served your time so don’t let anybody tell you no when are seeking medical care. File a claim for benefits and get everything you are entitled to receive. If you records were destroyed in the fire in St. Louis, MO in 1973 is not an excuse not to file a claim. We have had veterans in the past whose records were destroyed and we still got them a 100 percent service connected evaluation.
The VA also has a Pension Program. The requirements are 90 days of wartime service, be totally disabled or age 65 or older and be under the income limits. If you or you receive in-home care we would like to talk to you about these benefits.
To file a claim you can call our office in St. Louis at 314-552-9886 or contact any of our offices at the VA Medical Center. You can also contact us by e-mail and you can send that to Mr. Jason Blakemore, Assistant Service Officer at
jasonblakemore@hotmail.com
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