Originally Posted by
Av8tr1
I still don't understand. You can't get a VA disability rating until you are "out" of the military or getting a medical discharge (which would imply its not fraudulent). So until he is processed for discharge I don't think the VA will even look at him. Once you have a end of service date then you can apply.
https://www.benefits.va.gov/predischarge/
I know there is a C17 pilot flying in the Air Force with no legs and a few others that are still on active duty flying with missing limbs. So it is possible (not likely with one eye as you point out).
What I am having trouble with is the statement that the guy got a 80% rating fraudulently and was kicked out of the military FOR IT. They don't tend to rate you until you are out or on your way out. I could understand getting kicked out of the military and THEN getting an 80% rating fraudulently (which does happen sadly). But not the other way around. Your statement implies that he was kicked out FOR his 80% rating. And that's just not the way it works.
You generally can't get a disability rating until you are scheduled for end of service commitment. There must have been some other reason for his discharge from the military.
Not saying the guy isn't a duchenozzel just saying the way you are explaining it doesn't make sense to me.
Generally, you cannot get a VA rating before discharge/retirement.
But it would be possible to leave AD, get a rating, and then rejoin AD, either on guard/reserve orders for a defined period, or an indefinite recall if needed.
Such a person would forfeit all VA disability pay while on AD.
So it would be possible to be on AD, with a disability rating (payments forfeit). Hypothetically if a fraud investigation occurred during that time period, you could get booted off AD. Going on AD with an 80% rating might plausibly cause someone to look into that...
Or he might have gotten kicked out of guard/reserve. You can have a rating and participate in guard/reserve (I do). You forfeit VA pay when on duty.