0 Percent Rating Illegal?

[broncovet]

I recall reading something about, at least one person said that 0 percent ratings are illegal. They cite congress report saying that Vets will be compensated from 10 to 100 percent, and "o%" was made up by VA so they could save money. I may try to find it, but my head is spinning from the I9 right now. It makes sense VA would do this: "invent" a 0% rating" when congress did not approve one.

I think VA may try to agrue that 0 percent Vets do get compensation in the form of medical benefits, but there is no difference in medical benefits for a 0 percent Veteran or a nsc Vet.

A rating of Zero percent is Compensation rating: Compensation is defined as:

com·pen·sa·tion (kŏm′pən-sā′shən)

n.

1. The act of compensating or the state of being compensated.

2. Something, such as money, given or received as payment or reparation, as for a service or loss.

3. Biology The increase in size or activity of one part of an organism or organ that makes up for the loss or dysfunction of another.

4. Psychology Behavior that develops either consciously or unconsciously to offset a real or imagined deficiency, as in personality orphysical ability.

com′pen·sa′tion·al adj.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

compensation (ˌkɒmpɛnˈseɪʃən)

n

1. the act or process of making amends for something

2. something given as reparation for loss, injury, etc; indemnity

3. (Physiology) the automatic movements made by the body to maintain balance

4. the attempt to conceal or offset one's shortcomings by the exaggerated exhibition of qualities regarded as desirable

5. (Biology) biology abnormal growth and increase in size in one organ in response to the removal or inactivation of another

ˌcompenˈsational adj

Edited July 8, 2015 by broncovet

[Carl the Engineer]

My neighbor calls me a "zero" from time to time.

Does that count??

Hamslice

[Carl the Engineer]

"Further, it is possible for veterans with multiple zero-percent ratings for different disabilities to be paid at the 10 percent rate. To learn more, talk with an experienced VA-accredited claims agent at The Rep For Vets®."

http://www.repforvets.com/Veterans-Disability-Overview/Zero-Percent-Ratings.shtml

Ok, so that took me about two seconds. Just need to find out where this law firm is getting this from.

I too, have multiple zeros.

Interesting,

Hamslice

[Carl the Engineer]

A veteran may have a number of disabilities each evaluated as zero percent which produce

a 10 percent combined disability rating, entitling the veteran to disability compensation. At

the beginning of fiscal year 2009, there were more than 13,000 veterans in the category of

“compensable zero” ratings.

From another web site, saying this is posted on the VA site.

Hamslice

The question would be a VA reg adressing this issue.

Hamslice

[Carl the Engineer]

OK, found it.

You cant have any other compensated disability.

In other words if you not getting any money from the VA and have two or more zero's, you can get 10%.

So, none for me...

Hamslice

[Philip Rogers]

OK, found it.

You cant have any other compensated disability.

In other words if you not getting any money from the VA and have two or more zero's, you can get 10%.

So, none for me...

Hamslice

Hamslice - could you please post the reg on "0's?" Thanks!!

pr

[Andyman73]

Hamslice,

I think your neighbor is just hatin cuz they didn't serve our country!

Andy