Lots of military retirees are diagnosed with military-related disabilities after RETIREMENT. It should be understood that we are talking about military RETIREES who are also disabled and that not all disabled veterans are retired from the military (one need not have served a given length of time to be considered for a disability, but to be eligible for retirement pay they must). A military retiree who is also considered a "disabled veteran" has their retirement payment reduced by the amount of the disability payment. The only difference is that the "disability" payment is not taxable.
I am confused about disability after retirement...how could you continue to serve if disabled?
After retirement I thought all injuries were treated for life.
If those injuries became disabling then why not choose the better paying deal..maybe schooling and re-training too.
A policeman might retire and a month later finally have the heart attack he "earned" on the job. He can not apply for disability. He has no additional way to secure disability claim. Is this so very different?