Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) have been on the forefront of the
veterans disability landscape for years. According to an article in
The Examiner, some of those with TBIs are able to now draw retroactive benefit payments.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is extending those benefits to some veterans and active duty soldiers who received their TBIs in places "other than Operations Enduring or Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF)."
Those "retroactive traumatic injury benefits" will be available with the following guidelines: ·
for qualifying injuries: ·
for injuries sustained between Oct. 7, 2001 and Nov. 30, 2005; and
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for injuries without regard to geographic location. The retroactive benefit is known as the
Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance (SGLI) Traumatic Injury Protection benefit. It will be paid whether or not the injured soldier carried SGLI coverage when they were injured. The requirement that soldiers must have received their TBI during OEF/OIF was done away with through the passage of The Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2010.
Even those veterans who received TBIs while stateside will qualify for the retroactive benefit.
Some will qualify even if the source of their TBI was not service-related. The benefit could pay anywhere from $25,000 to $100,000, depending on the severity of the injury. If you are a disabled veteran who has been denied disability compensation or have not yet applied for benefits from the VA, a South Florida disability attorney from LaVan & Neidenberg is ready to help. To learn if you are entitled to certain programs and benefits
contact our veterans disability rights firm today - 1-888-234-5758.
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Soldiers can return home with a number of conditions, injuries, and aggravated preexisting conditions. If you believe you have a service-connected physical or psychological injury you may be entitled to Veterans’ Disability Compensation.