We discuss a few common reasons why veterans may not be receiving all of their VA disability compensation, or why they are suddenly not receiving any.

• Severance of Disability.
• VA Overpayments.
• Recouping Severance or Separation Pay.
• Run-Ins with the Law.

What can cause you to lose your VA benefits?

Veterans could lose their VA benefits for two reasons: Incarceration and multiple foreclosures. For incarcerated veterans, a reduction or loss of benefits is determined by the crime committed and the resulting prison sentence E.G. whether the offense was a felony or misdemeanor.

Can military veterans lose their benefits?

If your conviction triggers military disability compensation penalties, you will not lose the benefits altogether. Instead, they will be reduced by half. If your disability rating is 40%, for example, you will continue to receive the same benefits that you would if your disability rating was 20%.

Can military retirement benefits be taken away?

Procedures of the Military Departments may suspend retired pays under authority of the head of the retired pay activity, if the retiree fails to take necessary administrative actions on time, or if the retiree declines further payments.

Can service connected disability be revoked?

10-year rule: A service connected disability rating cannot be terminated if it has been in effect for 10 years. Compensation can be reduced if evidence exists that the condition has improved. The sole exception is if the VA can prove fraud, in which case the VA can terminate the benefits.

Will my VA disability ever stop?

VA can stop a veteran’s disability benefits if it severs service connection for the veteran’s disability. However, if VA does find that severance of service connection is warranted, it will discontinue the veteran’s disability payments as the veteran will no longer be service connected for that condition.

How do I get my VA benefits reinstated?

The VA does not automatically reinstate a veteran’s benefits when he or she is released from prison; the veteran must apply to have his or her benefits reinstated. The application must include official documentation of the veteran’s release from incarceration.

Can you lose your VA benefits if you go to jail?

If you go to jail, your veterans disability benefits will be reduced or terminated. If you are incarcerated, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will sometimes reduce or terminate your disability benefits.

Can you lose VA benefits for drugs?

While these benefits can be life-saving, some may be worried about losing their VA benefits, especially those who struggle with alcohol or drugs. The good news is that veterans will not lose benefits for having a substance use disorder.

Can retirement be revoked?

Since an employer isn’t required by law to provide a retirement plan for employees, it can terminate its retirement plan. An employer can terminate a plan for various reasons: As a result of a voluntary decision to terminate the plan.

Can disabled veterans be recalled?

V.A. Veterans Affairs (VA) disability compensation payments will be terminated when an individual is recalled for active duty. However, the VA service- connected disability rating is not severed.

Can the VA take away my 100 disability?

The VA can reduce a total impairment — a 100% rating — only if there is a “material improvement” in the veteran’s condition. “Material improvement” is more than a subsistence of symptoms or temporary remission of a chronic condition.

Is VA Unemployability permanent?

Individual Unemployability is not guaranteed to be permanent. Unless the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) determines you have a static disability, meaning that it will not change or improve, the VA reserves the right to schedule you for routine examinations.