vet201060 Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 If a disabled vet is 50% adjustment disorder/depression will the spouse and children get the compensation? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder LarryJ Posted May 23, 2010 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted May 23, 2010 If a disabled vet is 50% adjustment disorder/depression will the spouse and children get the compensation? Thanks no "It is cold and we have no blankets. The little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and have no blankets, no food; no one knows where they are-perhaps freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children and see how many of them I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead. Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever." Chief Joseph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder Philip Rogers Posted May 23, 2010 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted May 23, 2010 vet201060 - it may be possible for the spouse to receive DIC, for themselves and their minor children. pr If a disabled vet is 50% adjustment disorder/depression will the spouse and children get the compensation? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notorious Kelly Posted May 23, 2010 Share Posted May 23, 2010 I sure hope that vet seeks and receives quality counseling, because that money will be no comfort to vet's family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vet201060 Posted May 23, 2010 Author Share Posted May 23, 2010 How much is DIC a month? How long does it last? Thanks for the info. vet201060 - it may be possible for the spouse to receive DIC, for themselves and their minor children. pr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder Commander Bob Posted May 23, 2010 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted May 23, 2010 (edited) If a disabled vet is 50% adjustment disorder/depression will the spouse and children get the compensation? Thanks Hey 'vet201060' Interesting question. How are you doing? I gives me concern when a "50% adjustment disorder/depression", vet, starts asking DIC. questions.. "The sun will rise tomorrow... who knows what the tide will bring in." ( Movie quote, chuck Nolan, Cast Away ) (edited: typo) Edited May 23, 2010 by Commander Bob "it shall be remembered"..."We few""We happy few"************************ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HadIt.com Elder LarryJ Posted May 23, 2010 HadIt.com Elder Share Posted May 23, 2010 "Veterans Affairs (VA) Benefits - Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) payments may be available for surviving spouses who have not remarried, surviving spouses who remarry after attaining age 57, unmarried children under 18, helpless children, those between 18 and 23 if attending a VA-approved school, and low-income parents of deceased service members or veterans. For survivors to be eligible, the deceased must have died from (1) a disease or injury incurred or aggravated while on active duty or active duty for training; (2) an injury incurred or aggravated in line of duty while on inactive duty training; or (3) a disability compensable by VA. Death cannot be the result of willful misconduct. If a spouse remarries, eligibility for benefits may be restored if the marriage is terminated later by death, annulment, or divorce." So, I still hold that "no" is the answer. Guess it depends upon which you consider to be "willful misconduct". Eating the barrel of a .45 ACP would, I think, border closely upon "willful" and "misconduct". But, hey, if the VA can and does, deny apparently perfectly presented claims for compensation, then I suppose that they could just as well grant benefits for someone (or their dependents) that blew their brains out. Illogical, but, IT's THE VA! "It is cold and we have no blankets. The little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and have no blankets, no food; no one knows where they are-perhaps freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children and see how many of them I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead. Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever." Chief Joseph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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