Originally Posted by
Spike from flyi
You have to report any disability payments you are receiving to the FAA on the questionnaire, prior to your medical exam. I don't recommend trying to hide your VA payments from the FAA. At some point there will be a reconciliation. However, there are plenty of conditions that qualify for disability that do not preclude an FAA Class I medical certificate.
Yes, don't think that the FAA will never find out that the VA is sending you a check every month...
Some people went to jail for that a couple years ago (non-veteran disabilities).