When Do VA Disability Ratings Become Permanent?

Learn when veterans' VA disability ratings become permanent, how to tell if your VA rating is permanent based on your VA award letter, when VA ratings can be reduced (and when they can't be reduced), when protected VA ratings come into play (e.g. VA disability 5 year rule, 10 year rule), considerations about permanent VA individual unemployability ratings, and how to ask VA to make your rating permanent during today's CCK LIVE broadcast!

0:00 Introduction
0:30 What is a Permanent VA Disability Rating? When Does VA Deem a Disability Permanent?
1:22 How to Tell if Your Rating Is Permanent on Your VA Award Letter
3:00 When Can VA Reduce a Veteran’s Rating?
5:10 When VA Cannot Reduce Ratings: 100% Ratings, 5-Year Rule,
8:45 Protected VA Ratings: 10 Year Rule, 20 Year Rule, Permanent and Total VA Ratings
10:35 Is VA Individual Unemployability (TDIU) Permanent?
12:50 Can Veterans Ask to Make Their VA Ratings Permanent?
14:00 Closing Thoughts

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[xjumpmaster]

I received 100% T&P and I didn't ask for it and didn't find out about it until 10 months later when I decided to download my disability letter.

However I was 100% for 5 years since I was 33. By 37 I was T&P. The VA has been good to me.

Although there is a dark side. My life has been horrible. It's not easy living with the these disabilities. I would rather live a normal life and not disabled.

[shanehayes]

I was rated 100% (not P&T) for my ankle/foot with gout and arthritis. 2 years into my rating I received a notice for a C&P for possible P&T upgrade. Went to my C&P a month ago and they couldn't give me an answer so they contracted LHI for another examination. Went last week and now waiting on an answer. I'll report back. Wish me luck fellow veterans!

[VetMcNasty]

Going from 90% to 100% right now. Thank you for all the amazing information on your website and your videos. It has helped me a LOT and reduced my anxiety about a second claim.

[jackiewomack]

If you are a veteran and have an appeal with the VA CCK is the best! They secured me 100% p&t. It took a while, but they never gave up. I appreciate them more than they will ever know.

[Robert-gqos]

One of the best ways is to look for the words on you awards letter if your disability if states your rating is listed as dynamic or static. Dynamic means changing and Static means the same or non changing.

[freedomfirst]

I'm am a combat veteran with PTSD. For thirty years I sent claims and they would only increase by 10% in Texas. We moved to Washington DC and I was given the 100% permanent disability. I am convinced that people down in Texas, are not very kind to veterans putting claims, or they think they are lying or even that "Hey, going into the military is what a Texan is supposed to do anyway, so deal with it". I had many people thank me for my service in Washington in one none in Texas in my Thirty years.

[markrowell]

As a former VSR, this video is awesome, informative and, must importantly, understandable

[ronaldhaugen]

I received 100% P/T and i thank CCK for this life change ❤

[mtnrnnr]

Thank You so much for all the videos and information. You’ve really been a great help for myself and a lot of veterans I know. I always send them to your YouTube page. God bless you all 🙏

[Viking_triking_coasty]

If you are 100% p and t, there is no need to file new claims or an increase! No need to poke the bear!!!!

[newyawkgiants]

I went from 70% PTSD, after my parents passed away and I had an appointment for it, and dropped to 50%, then I had an appointment 5 years and it went back up to 70%

[thewatcher]

Grateful for CCK they help me win my case after a 7 year battle!

[alfrede.neuman]

Use the DAV for disability claims. They are experts

[rfylpzj]

I was rated at 50% PTSD at 62 years of age. I fail to understand how this could get better if it has been with me for the last 44 years and was deemed as service connected which was 44 years ago.

[FiberOpticTTV]

100% P&T with a SMC-K since 2014. When I was 30.

[TheStoneWhisperer]

Great info guys!! Straight, direct helpful info! You guys are doing a service to us Veterans! Thank you 🙏🏻

[Splenda]

Thank you so much for all you do and info you give us veterans. CCK

[brianbytheocean]

It's Never permanent. The VA will change the rules to suit their needs.

[babyjayhawk]

My husband received permanent disability for juvenile diabetes when he was 27 yrs old. This was in 1989 before the disability act went in effect. Believe me he wanted to be a lifer and was denied because the disability act was not in effect until 1990.