100% And Still Working

[HvyGns38]

I believe this has been asked/amswered before, but could not find it in the search engine.

Is anyone on here rated at 100% and still working a regular job? If someone gets rated at say 95.45% VA bumps it up to 100% would that mean you could still be employed?

Thanks

[broncovet]

It isnt all that fair, or even downright discrimination against mental illness, but that is the way it is. If you are missing arms or legs, such as Tammy Duckworth or Max Cleland, and you overcome your disabilities and can work, you are a hero.

However, if you are PTSD, or some other mental illness an overcome your disabilities and go to work you are considered a fraud.

PTSD and other mental illness, and sometimes things like hearing loss are often "invisible". It does not mean you dont have them, it means that you can often compensate, at least for a short period of time. That is, you may have PTSD and someone could talk to you for 10 minutes and never know it. It is also even true with even moderate-severe hearing loss! In a very quiet situation (with little/no background noise), where I am very close to the speaker, and he has a very strong voice, and speaks slowly and clearly, facing me, (that is, under almost ideal listening conditions), I can often carry on a reasonable converstation and many people will not even know I have a moderate severe hearing loss. Unfortunately, the real world is not ideal. People have soft voices, and there is often much background noise. The are far away from the speaker, and turn their head away from you.

So hearing loss is sometimes "invisible", too. Depression, and things like MST are often invisible too. People often think anything they cant see must not be real. Well, you cant see a "bit" either, but your computer has to have em, or it wont work.

[jbasser]

If your not IU you can work. If IU, then forget it.

J

[Testvet]

one of the requirements for being 100% schedular for PTSD is the ability of the veteran to be unemployable if you are employable you don't qualify for the 100% rating it's the only 100% schedular rating (all mental health issues) not just PTSD has the same requirement its all other 100% schedular ratings that it is alright to work and be compensated

Edited May 11, 2010 by Testvet

[Cruinthe]

I am stunned that you were not berated as a "fraud" and promptly banned for merely asking the question.

Here is a quote to clarify.

The legal reason why the VA could not revoke his “Total Disability Rating” lies in 38 USCS Section 1163, of which I paraphrase as follows: “The disability rating of a Veteran who begins to engage in a substantial gainful occupation after January 31, 1985, may not be reduced on the basis of the Veteran having secured and followed a substantially gainful occupation unless the Veteran maintains such an occupation for 12 consecutive months.

[carlie]

I am stunned that you were not berated as a "fraud" and promptly banned for merely asking the question.

Cruinthe,

I've seen no reason for anyone to throw out an accusation of fraud nor any

reason to ban this member.

Why would you state such a thing ?

carlie

[Philip Rogers]

I seem to be missing the point of your post. Please explain for my simple mind. Thanks!

pr

I am stunned that you were not berated as a "fraud" and promptly banned for merely asking the question.

Here is a quote to clarify.

The legal reason why the VA could not revoke his “Total Disability Rating” lies in 38 USCS Section 1163, of which I paraphrase as follows: “The disability rating of a Veteran who begins to engage in a substantial gainful occupation after January 31, 1985, may not be reduced on the basis of the Veteran having secured and followed a substantially gainful occupation unless the Veteran maintains such an occupation for 12 consecutive months.