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40. VA disability ratings are.....special

Fri Oct 24, 2025, 10:42 AM

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As in they are all over the place. For one, and this is a big one, the formula they use isn't really medically based. Its based on laws and regulations dating back to the 1940s. So every injury or condition has a set criteria that must be met. These are set by law and regulation from decades ago. Doctors do not rate you, bureaucrats do. The whole system is a mess and just because someone is rated 100% disabled does not mean they are actually disabled, its just that the VA, through its archaic system, determined that their earning potential was reduced by 100% due to service related conditions. Also, there are 2 different 100% ratings, schedular rating, which has no work or income restrictions and total disability individual unemployability, which has work and income restrictions.

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