service-connected
From active duty
Service-connected refers to a condition or disability directly caused or aggravated by military service, as determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
It is central to eligibility for VA benefits like disability compensation, adaptive housing grants, and vocational rehabilitation.
A service-connected disability is assigned a percentage rating (0–100%) based on severity, which influences the level of benefits received.
He receives monthly payments for his service-connected back injury.
Impairment affecting life activities
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- VAVeterans' federal department
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
pension · benefits · PTSD · injury · military · discharge · presumptive · combat
State or stipulation
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- aggravationState of being vexed
- secondaryLesser in rank
- chronicPersisting over time
treatment · examination · impairment · prognosis · residual · symptomatic · deterioration · baseline
Enacted written rule
- eligibilityState of meeting criteria
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- adjudicationFormal decision on disputes
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
nexus · causation · regulation · tribunal · ruling · precedent · denial · review
disability
Impairment affecting life activities
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- VAVeterans' federal department
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
claim · pension · benefits · PTSD · injury · military · discharge · presumptive · combat · deployment
condition
State or stipulation
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- aggravationState of being vexed
- secondaryLesser in rank
chronic · treatment · examination · impairment · prognosis · residual · symptomatic · deterioration · baseline · onset
statute
Enacted written rule
- eligibilityState of meeting criteria
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- adjudicationFormal decision on disputes
evidence · nexus · causation · regulation · tribunal · ruling · precedent · denial · review · criteria
- military statusactive duty, enlisted, retired, deployed, veteran
- veteran healthPTSD, shell shock, combat fatigue, battle fatigue, combat trauma
- veterans benefitsVA benefits, veterans pensions, VA disability, veteran benefits, VA claims
service-connectedpre-existing
Already in place
congenital · non-military · post-service · pre-service · hereditary
service, connect, connected, serve, server, serving, served, serves, servant