Jim Fausone
Veteran Disability Lawyer
In order to receive VA disability compensation, you have to prove a
service connected disability. The disability has to occur on active
duty as compared to monthly training in which National Guard and Reserve have
traditionally participated. But since 9/11 the Guard and Reserve
components have made up about 40% of the active duty assignments both here and
abroad.
It is not clear that VA understands the way
that DOD utilizes these components today. New data obtained by Veterans for Common Sense under
the Freedom of Information Act shows the denial rate for claims filed by reserve
component combat veterans is 4 times higher than for post-9/11 combat veterans
who were active-duty members.
Guard and Reserve troops tend to
be older and have less years of service than active troops. These facts
may make proving claims more difficult. This discrepancy has come to
light and we hope the VA and National Guard leadership work to eliminate this
disparity.
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