After service members separate from the military and receive separation pay, they may later
qualify for compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). To avoid duplication …

The United States government has been assisting its veterans since the Nation's founding,
when it gave pensions to injured Revolutionary War veterans. 1 Later, assistance came in …

This document, current through 1986, contains four parts. Part I presents a conceptual
framework used to view disability among the working age population; the rudiments and …

annual income exceeds $1 ooo and to any married person or person with minor children
whose annual income exceeds $25 oo. This non-service pension is automatically increased …

This article describes the legislative history of the Social Security Disability Benefits Reform
Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-460), and contains a summary of the provisions in the new law …

The nation's two primary disability programs-Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) and
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability–today provide vital income support for about …

Rehabilitation In The Veterans Administration By Dennis R. Wyant The Veterans
Administration is the largest of all indepen-dent Federal agencies and serves a veteran …

Executive Summary The US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pays monthly, tax-free
disability compensation to veterans who suffer from disabilities that are connected to an …

If you decide you want to connect that prior service at the time of your disability pension, you
will need to make arrangements to pay back any pension contributions (plus interest) that …

Two factors are likely to cause the debate surrounding disability policy to intensify over the
next decade. First, the protracted period of economic growth that the United States has …