when did va declare als service related disability
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- Share. Veterans with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis —commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease—scored a victory on Dec. 20, 2011, with the Department of Veterans Affairs making official the decision to raise the disability rating for those with the disease from 30 percent to 100 percent.hare. Veterans with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis —commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease—scored a victory on Dec. 20, 2011, with the Department of Veterans Affairs making official the decision to raise the disability rating for those with the disease from 30 percent to 100 percent.
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Prevalence of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis â United States, 2010â2011 Problem/Condition: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is a progressive and fatal neuromuscular disease for which no cure has been identified. Although ALS has no known definitive cause, familial ALS (a hereditary form) occurs in 5%–10% of cases. Many hypotheses have been formulated about what causes ALS, including chemical exposures, occupational exposure, military service, infectious agents, nutritional intake, physical activity, and trauma.
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Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs Veterans who separated from service on or after Apr. 25, 1951, under other than dishonorable conditions who have service-connected disabilities, even zero percent, but are otherwise in good health, may apply to VA for up to $10,000 in life insurance coverage under the S-DVI program.
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Nolo's Guide to Social Security Disability Under 65 - Generally speaking, if you are under age 65, you will qualify for Medicare if: 1  You have End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), or. 2  You have received Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) payments for 24 months (or in the first month of disability for ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease)).nder 65 - Generally speaking, if you are under age 65, you will qualify for Medicare if: 1  You have End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), or. 2  You have received Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) payments for 24 months (or in the first month of disability for ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease)).
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How Blue Water Vets Can Qualify for Service-Connected Disability Compensation There is a special rule permitting presumptive service connection for certain diseases based merely on service in Vietnam without a requirement of stepping foot on land or serving in inland or coastal waterways. Blue water veterans can be eligible for presumptive service connections for non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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- Shelia sent me the following data that is very important to those Vietnam Veterans and families that have been fighting the VA for service-connected disability associated with Parkinsons and/or Parkinson like neurological symptoms.
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The Shoulder and Upper Arm Reminder: The VA will give a Military Disability Rating for each service-connected condition a service member has, but the DoD will only rate service-connected conditions that make a service member Unfit for Duty. Loss of Use/Amputation of the Shoulder. The shoulder has two areas of movement.
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- With the invention of the microscope and its subsequent improvement, cells became visible and many new discoveries were made about them. Even today the study of cells reveals more detail, and its secrets, which are in fact the secrets of life itself, are revealed with ever increasing clarity.
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"Q: What is a ""presumptive"" service connection?" The VA presumes that specific disabilities diagnosed in certain veterans were caused by their military service. The VA does this because of the unique circumstances of their service. (a) within one year of after active duty service.
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- SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY, AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS, AND OTHER MOTOR NEURON DISORDERS Release Date: March 9, 2000 RFA: NS-01-004 National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke THIS RFA USES THE MODULAR GRANT AND JUST-IN-TIME CONCEPTS.
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FAQâs: New Veterans Administration Policy for ALS SURVIVORS PENSION BENEFIT Disabilities determined by VA to be related to your military service can lead to monthly non -taxable compensation, enrollment in the VA health care system, a 10 -point hiring preference for federal employment and other important benefits. Ask your VA
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Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) FAQs Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) 1  Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay (CRDP) allows military retirees to receive both military retired pay and Veterans Affairs (VA) compensation. 2  This is effective October 1, 2008 and is retroactive to January 1, 2005.
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Office of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs Biological children of women Veterans who served in Vietnam at any time during the period beginning on Feb. 28, 1961, and ending on May 7, 1975, may be eligible for certain benefits because of birth defects associated with the mother’s service in Vietnam that resulted in a permanent physical or mental disability.
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Pre-Discharge BDD allows a Servicemember to submit a claim for disability compensation 60 to 180 days prior to separation, retirement, or release from active duty or demobilization. BDD can help you receive VA disability benefits sooner, with a goal of within 60 days after release or discharge.
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Veterans Disability Victories Total award to date: over $125,000 plus future benefits. Gary D.: The VA denied veteran’s requested increase of disability for PTSD. The VA limited service –connected PTSD to a rating of 30%. The VA attributed most of the veteran’s disability to non-service connected mental disorders.
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Medicare Eligibility If you're under 65 and have ALS, you get your Medicare benefits the first month you get disability benefits from Social Security or the Railroad Retirement Board. For more information about disability benefits, contact Social Security or the Railroad Retirement Board. expand icon I have a disability and Part A only.
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Fourth Periodic Report of the United States of America to the United Nations Committee on Human Rights Concerning the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Public Law 108-136, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, effective Jan. 1, 2004, extended CRSC eligibility to retired members who have a combat-related disability rating between 10% and 50% by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
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Veterans' benefits The VA provides compensation to disabled veterans who suffer from a medical disorder or injury that was incurred in, or aggravated by, their military service, and which causes social and occupational impairment. Many U.S. states also offer disability benefits for veterans.
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- (If Yes, also complete VA Form 21-0960A-3, Hypertension Disability Benefits Questionnaire and/or VA Form 21-0960A-4, Heart Conditions (Including Ischemic and. Non-Ischemic Heart Disease, Arrhythmias, Valvular Disease and Cardiac Surgery) Disability Benefits Questionnaire, as appropriate.))
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- Here are five common categories of those who normally qualify for a Certificate of Eligibility: Wartime-Service During: 1  WWII: 9/16/1940 to 7/25/1947. 2  Korean: 6/27/1950 to 1/31/1955. 3  Vietnam: 8/5/1964 to 5/7/1975.
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Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Benefit Program Veterans with a service-connected disability of 50 percent or more. Veterans seeking care for a disability the military determined was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty, but which VA has not yet rated, within 12 months of discharge. Veterans seeking care for a service-connected disability only.
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- On December 16, 2003, the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 (Public Law 108-183) was passed by Congress. Section 308 of the Act (Public Law 108-183) established a procurement program for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns (SDVOSBC).
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VA Expediting Claims Decisions for Veterans Waiting a Year or More We have identified the best and they have formed the basis of today’s VBA Transformation Plan. VA has completed over 4.1 million claims since 2009 and provided over $58 billion in disability compensation to 4.3 million Veterans and their survivors in 2012 alone – about $150 million every day. At no time in our history have our Veterans received more direct compensation payments. Still, more work remains.
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Waiver of Retired Pay Concurrent Receipt means to receive both military retirement benefits and VA disability compensation, and up until 2004 this was forbidden by law. To receive a VA disability compensation, disabled military retirees had to waive all or part of their military pay. The following is a summary of Concurrent Receipt:
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Veterans Who Apply for Social Security Disabled-Worker Benefits After Receiving a Department of Veterans Affairs Rating of âTotal Disabilityâ for Service-Connected Impairments: Characteristics and Outcomes Diagnoses of Applicants. Veterans who apply for DI benefits after receiving a VA rating of 100% or IU are diagnosed independently by each agency. Thus, their records contain two primary diagnoses: one from VA and one from SSA. The VA's primary diagnosis reflects the impairment to which VA assigns the highest rating.
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- DISABILITY COMPENSATION. “PRESUMPTIVE” DISABILITY BENEFITS. Disabilities determined by VA to be related to your military service can lead to monthly non-taxable compensation, enrollment in the. VA health care system, a 10-point hiring preference for federal employment and other important benefits. Ask your VA.