Discharge benefits from the army?

Question

general or other-than-honorable? my fiance is currently almost about to go under the process of leaving the army & he'll be getting one or the other but what are the benefits after? He has PTSD & bipolar disorder among other things so would that change the outcome? need to know as much as possible so list pros & cons if you could. would really appreciate any help with this, thanks :)

Answer 1

General.... he might get some bennies but it will not cover squat. And it will take forever and a year to push the paperwork through.

He is young so the whole bipolar thing is a pre-existing thing. The military is not going to pay for that. PTSD? Some come by that honestly. But the military is cracking down on that as everybody and his brother is saying that.

If he wants to have a life he needs to get over all of this bull. He will never get benefits unless he lost an arm or a leg. I have fought for many years and in many places. Inside I have a few moments of hurt after being shot at. My best freind that was on my team for 15 years.... we grew up doing all of this sort. We lived, loved women, drank, got shot at and talked all over the planet. Now he and many others are flippen dead.

But I will never impact my wife or family by just saying "whoa is me". My brow can scrunch a bit if I start thinking.

Your fiance needs to buck up and ponder life before he blows his entire future.  

Answer 2

he will need to get a VA disability rating once he is discharged.  ONLY medical conditions directly resulting form militray service will be covered.    

Otherwise with a GUH or OTH he forfeits all benefits.  

Answer 3

Contact the VA.  With anything other than honorable,  you lose a lot of benefits.

If he can prove to the VA he has PTSD, he will get treatment for that.

Being bipolar is not service related and not covered.

Expect a long wait for services for PTSD.  I might suggest joining a military VA support group for PTSD when he gets out.

Answer 4

There really aren't substantial "benefits" for short-term, non-retirees, from the military.  There are a few, however.

http://usmilitary.about.com/od/benefits/...

Answer 5

He should know what percentage of PTSD he has.He can be diagnosed with PTSD but the rating for it be 0%

0% (A mental condition has been formally diagnosed, but symptoms are not severe enough either to interfere with occupational and social functioning or to require continuous medication ...)

0% ?

10% ?

30% ?

50% ?

70% ?

100%

"The VA has adopted the criteria established in the DSM-IV as the basis for its psychiatric ratings, including PTSD.  There is also a diagnostic matrix called the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (GAF) that is used to determine your level of disability.  The lower the GAF score, the higher the level of social and industrial impairment."

Bear in mind that even if the severity of your symptoms do not satisfy the diagnostic criteria for a 100% (or total) evaluation under the rating schedule, if your rating is high enough, another VA regulation (38 C.F.R. § 4.16) allows the VA to pay you at the 100% level if medical evidence demonstrates that your are unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment as the result of your service-connected PTSD.  The technical term for this is a total rating on the basis of individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU or IU).

To find the current VA disability compensation monthly payment rates, please go to the VA website at www.va.gov.  From the homepage, click on “Compensation”, then on “Rate Tables”.  Additional monthly payments may be available based on the beneficiary’s number of dependents.

all the above from :

http://www.vva.org/ptsd_levels.html

I have collected a lot of useful info for veterans - email me for my link.

Answer 6

i think for a general he would still qualify for his bennies after a period of time i think 6 months or so. other-than-honorable i don't think he qualifies. but i could be wrong, you should talk to the V.F.W. or the V.A. they will be able to tell you everything you need to know.