sbrewer Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 My husband may need heart surgery again(it's been 9 yrs since his last by-passes), and I thought I saw somewhere about temporary disability. He is not sc for heart, but sc for depression. Can anyone tell me anything about this? Thanks, sbrewer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder Pete53 Posted January 20, 2006 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted January 20, 2006 I believe he can get temporary 100% after 3 weeks while he recovers. You have to ask for it. Veterans deserve real choice for their health care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbrewer Posted January 20, 2006 Author Share Posted January 20, 2006 He also is will not have the surgery in the VA hospital, but at a civilian hospital Does this mater? Also who do you contact about temporary disability? How long does it take to go through? Thanks, sbrewer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Berta Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 The VA will pay (after formal claim is received) a Temporary Total Disability payment if: 1.the veteran is treated in excess of 21 days for a service connected condition and 2.even if the hospitalization is for a non service connected condition- as long as treatment in excess of 21 days for the SC disability occurs while hopsitalized, the veteran can received a check for one month of Total VA SC comp. The logic is clear- 21 days of continuous treatment for a SC condition- means that the veteran- for what VA then considers a month- is unemployable due to SC, for that month ( regardless if the NSC is what prompted the hospitalization). 38 CFR 4.29 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim S. Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Berta! Can you answer this, if I had hospital treatment up till the time I was transfered to VAMC to await discharge from the service and continued treatment. Shouldn't I have been considered for a temporary disability rating, while awaiting my discharge even though the VAMC sent me home on furlow to wait out my time before I received my discharge from the service? Jim S. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Berta Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Jim- if you continued to receive military pay up to your discharge- this would preclude a temp VA comp pay-in my way of thinking- Others might disagree -hope they post here- interesting question- I certainly feel any vet, treated continuously in a hospital for any SC disability should file for this benefit. The regs also say hospitalization-I dont know if you would fall into that category in this situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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My husband may need heart surgery again(it's been 9 yrs since his last by-passes), and I thought I saw
somewhere about temporary disability. He is not sc for heart, but sc for depression. Can anyone tell me
anything about this?
Thanks,
sbrewer
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