Re: word from Iraq

Actually, federal disability ratings are awarded by the US government. When you are retired, either by virtue of years of service or medically, medical records should be submitted to the VA, and the individual is eligible for care and, in the case of certain percents of disability, for pensions.
Cathy, who is not an expert, but did manage to retire without disability
On Thursday, February 5, 2004, at 09:33 AM, Kitty wrote:

This benefit was awarded either by the stat or by VA of the state; I don't
believe it was ever awarded across the board on a federal level.
Kitty
----- Original Message -----
From: "Melody" <mhobertm@excite.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 4:47 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] word from Iraq


My dad was 70% disabled when I was a kid, 100% later on in his
life...and there was no benefit like that for any of us...I wonder what
the difference was. Could be one of those benefits that got cut over
time...



Melody, IA (Z 5/4)

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious."
--Albert Einstein

 --- On Mon 02/02, Kitty < kmrsy@comcast.net > wrote:
From: Kitty [mailto: kmrsy@comcast.net]
To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 18:14:10 -0500
Subject: Re: [CHAT] word from Iraq

Kitty, was that a military benefit or social security?<br>I don't
think it was either, Ceres. This was a VA benefit and I don't
think<br>income taxes had anything to do with it. My father enlisted in
the Air<br>Force during WWII and left at the end of the war with a 10%
disability. I<br>attended college in the 70s.<br><br>Kitty<br><br>-----
Original Message ----- <br>From: <Cersgarden@aol.com><br>To:
<gardenchat@hort.net><br>Sent: Monday, February 02, 2004 5:18
PM<br>Subject: Re: [CHAT] word from Iraq<br><br><br>> In a message dated
2/2/04 2:49:54 PM, kmrsy@comcast.net writes:<br>><br>> << VA services
vary state to state. In Indiana, as a child of a disabled<br>> veteran,
2/3 of 8 semesters of my college tuition were paid for. >><br>><br>>
Kitty, was that a military benefit or social security? Iowa requires
full<br>> time military to pay state income taxes. Many states do not.
Regular<br>military<br>> receiving identical compensation but some pay
state income tax and others<br>do<br>> not is not right.<br>> I am sure
your point, VA services vary is true. I believe there are<br>> those who
receive adequate care but not all. What I hear here is you do<br>not
want<br>> to go to the VA hospital unless you have no other
resources.<br>> Ceres<br>><br>>
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