We are pleased to share with you that a Veteran was assisted by the Veterans Assistance Commission of Winnebago County in support of their claim for arteriosclerotic heart disease, hypertension , and diabetic nephropathy associated with herbicide exposure. They were awarded a 80% rating, $10,041.84 in back pay and will receive $2,044.89 monthly.
Additionally they will be eligible for:
- No cost health care and prescription medications
- Travel allowance for scheduled appointments for care at a VA medical facility or VA authorized health care facility
- Waiver of VA funding fee for home loan
- 10 point Veteran preference in federal hiring
- Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment
- Additional compensation for eligible dependents
- (may include aid and attendance for eligible spouses)
- Concurrent receipt of military retired pay
- Individual Unemployability(must be unemployable due to service connected disabilities)
- Burial and plot allowance
- Commissary and Exchange Privileges
- Use of commissaries, exchanges, and morale, welfare and recreation (MWR) retail facilities, in-person and online.
