Can the VA reduce your rating??

[broncovet]

http://themilitarywallet.com/can-the-va-reduce-disability-benefits/

My summary:  

     Yes, the VA can reduce your rating if your conditions improved.  However, there are protections at 5 year, 10 years, and 20 years which help shield you.  If your rating is temporary, the VA can reduce you rather easily, but if you are over 5 years or P and T, then its tough for VA to reduce you.  

      When ever you seek an increase is "NOT" one of the reasons VA can use to reduce you.  Seeking an increase is independent of a rating reduction.  Whether or not you improved, and whether or not your rating is protected is relevant, but seeking an increase is not relevant to reductions.  If you think you deserve an increase, by all means apply.  

[Navy04]

I agree I have been permanent since age 33 am 35 now.  I did not ask to b hurt or disabled at such a young age. I hate that I have to sleep with one eye open and always worry about govt taking my checks away.  I'm currently going thru an SSDI review after 3 yrs. Maybe when I have gray hair one day they will leave me alone.  God and thanks for the info

[vern2]

so, I will be 97 before I am protected. Yeah, and i do not think I will live that long. I will just take each day, one day at a time.

Vern2