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The Law Offices of LaVan & Neidenberg often receive inquiries from veterans who are currently incarcerated and wondering if they are still eligible to receive disability compensation from the VA for their service-connected injury(ies). What we tell our vets is that if they meet the VA's eligibility guidelines for disability, their benefits will be affected as a result of their incarceration.
Veterans who are currently receiving VA disability compensation and who are also in prison are limited to a monthly payment based on a 10% disability rating. It is extremely important to notify the VA of your incarceration. Failure to do so can result in overpayment of benefits and the subsequent loss of all VA financial benefits until the overpayment is repaid.
VA benefits will not be paid to any veteran with an outstanding warrant.
To read one incarcerated vet's story, click here.
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