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In this post, we’ll answer the question: At what age does VA disability stop?

Here’s the deal fellow veterans:

VA disability benefits do not stop with age

VA disability is for life!

Your age does not affect your VA disability compensation benefits.

Alright, let’s explore age and VA disability benefits in more detail.

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At What Age Does VA Disability Stop?

VA disability does not stop because of a veterans age.

VA disability compensation benefits are for the life of the disabled veteran.

Your VA disability compensation payments do not ever stop with age; however, they can be stopped, lowered, or increased based upon findings of fraud or changes to the veteran’s severity of symptoms as well as impacts to work, life, and social functioning.

Does Age Affect VA Disability Benefits?

No, age does not affect VA disability benefits.

In accordance with CFR Title 38, Part 4 Subpart A § 4.19, “age in service connected VA disability compensation,”

Age may not be considered as a factor in evaluating service-connected disability

Unemployability, in service-connected claims, associated with advancing age or intercurrent disability, may notbe used as a basis for a total disability rating

Pro Tip: The VA can consider your age when determining “permanence” of a “total” disability (100% P&T status).

Does VA Disability Stop at Age 65?

No, VA disability does not stop at age 65; nor does it stop at age 67.

VA disability benefits are for the life of the disabled veteran!

And in some instances, the veteran’s VA benefits can pass to the surviving spouse.

At age 65, a disabled veteran may also become eligible for VA pension benefits.

To establish entitlement to Veterans Pension, the veteran must meet the following elements:

Qualifying active duty service

A permanent and total (P&T) disability, or age 65 or older

Countable income is below the maximum annual pension rate (MAPR), and

Net worth limitations are met

Pro Tip: While age does not affect VA disability, age can absolutely impact eligibility for VA pension.

About the Author

Brian Reese

Brian Reese is a world-renowned VA disability benefits expert and the #1 bestselling author of VA Claim Secrets and You Deserve It. Motivated by his own frustration with the VA claim process, Brian founded VA Claims Insider to help disabled veterans secure their VA disability compensation faster, regardless of their past struggles with the VA. Since 2013, he has positively impacted the lives of over 10 million military, veterans, and their families.

A former active-duty Air Force officer, Brian has extensive experience leading diverse teams in challenging international environments, including a combat tour in Afghanistan in 2011 supporting Operation ENDURING FREEDOM.

Brian is a Distinguished Graduate of Management from the United States Air Force Academy and earned his MBA from Oklahoma State University’s Spears School of Business, where he was a National Honor Scholar, ranking in the top 1% of his class.

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