for rating purposes. for rating purposes” refers to whether the “Stable condition has the potential to change within the next five years, which could result in a different disability rating. The service member will be reevaluated every 12-18 months to see if the medical condition has stabilized. During those five years, service members who are subsequently found fit for duty have the option of returning to duty or being discharged without severance payment (TDR payments will stop). Service members whose disability has stabilized but are still unfit for duty with a disability rating between 0-20 percent will be discharged with severance pay as described above. Service members whose condition has stabilized and who have a disability rating of 30 percent or higher will be transferred to the PDR list. Monthly benefit amounts for TDR are determined in the same manner as monthly PDR payments. An individual who is a member of the TDR or the PDR lists is a retired member of the armed forces. He or she remains entitled to all rights and privileges of retired status including disability retirement pay, access to TRICARE health insurance, and participation in the Survivor Benefit Plan, as well as commissary and exchange privileges. The member may apply for disability compensation from the VA. If he or she also meets the requirements for a non-disability retirement, the member may qualify for Combat-Related Special Compensation or Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay. For more information about retirement based on disability, refer to: Understanding Benefits for Veterans with Disabilities Administered by the VA Disability Evaluation under the VA System Unlike the Social Security system of determining disability using an or “all nothing” criteria, the VA system uses a disability rating structure in which it assesses degree of disability using percentages. The system may determine individuals to be disabled anywhere along a continuum ranging from 0 percent to 100 percent disabled. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) uses the for Rating Disabilities” for evaluating the degree of “Schedule disability in claims for veterans’ disability compensation, disability and death pension, and in eligibility determinations. The provisions contained in the VA
for rating purposes. “Stable for rating purposes” refers to whether the condition has the potential to change within the next five years, which could result in a different disability rating. The service member will be reevaluated every 12-18 months to see if the medical condition has stabilized. During those five years, service members who are subsequently found fit for duty have the option of returning to duty or being discharged without severance payment (TDR payments will stop). Service members whose disability has stabilized but are still unfit for duty with a disability rating between 0-20 percent will be discharged with severance pay as described above. Service members whose condition has stabilized and who have a disability rating of 30 percent or higher will be transferred to the PDR list. Monthly benefit amounts for TDR are determined in the same manner as monthly PDR payments. An individual who is a member of the TDR or the PDR lists is a retired member of the armed forces. He or she remains entitled to all rights and privileges of retired status including disability retirement pay, access to TRICARE health insurance, and participation in the Survivor Benefit Plan, as well as commissary and exchange privileges. The member may apply for disability compensation from the VA. If he or she also meets the requirements for a non-disability retirement, the member may qualify for Combat-Related Special Compensation or Concurrent Retirement and Disability Pay. For more information about retirement based on disability, refer to: Understanding Benefits for Veterans with Disabilities Administered by the VA Disability Evaluation under the VA System Unlike the Social Security system of determining disability using an “all or nothing” criteria, the VA system uses a disability rating structure in which it assesses degree of disability using percentages. The system may determine individuals to be disabled anywhere along a continuum ranging from 0 percent to 100 percent disabled. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) uses the “Schedule for Rating Disabilities” for evaluating the degree of disability in claims for veterans’ disability compensation, disability and death pension, and in eligibility determinations. The provisions contained in the VA
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