Saturday, April 03, 2010
Wounded Veterans Could Get More Benefits
KENTUCKY & WEST VIRGINIA....
According to statistics, fewer than 1,000 wounded veterans who could get better benefits have applied for them in the two years since Congress ordered the Pentagon to review disputed disability claims. The Pentagon estimates about 77,000 are eligible to appeal. Advocates want the Congress created Physical Disability Board of Review to do a better job getting the word out. The Board was set up after investigations found inconsistencies in how the military assigns disability ratings which are critical. Veterans rated below 30 percent receive a one-time severance payment and get health care from the VA system, while a rating over 30 percent means a monthly income and military health care.
According to statistics, fewer than 1,000 wounded veterans who could get better benefits have applied for them in the two years since Congress ordered the Pentagon to review disputed disability claims. The Pentagon estimates about 77,000 are eligible to appeal. Advocates want the Congress created Physical Disability Board of Review to do a better job getting the word out. The Board was set up after investigations found inconsistencies in how the military assigns disability ratings which are critical. Veterans rated below 30 percent receive a one-time severance payment and get health care from the VA system, while a rating over 30 percent means a monthly income and military health care.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 1:23 AM 
