If a person was severely injured in basic did they receive a pension?

[tbirdismypride]

Hello everyone,

I was reading information on WWII training and had a question. If a person in World War II was injured so severely in basic that it rendered him no longer for military service and essentially crippled, would he receive some sort of pension?

For instance, if a recruit, severely broke a leg in training and it meant he was going to walk with a limp the rest of his life or something.

Just curious....

Thank you!

[Dave]

There are all kinds of technicalities and caveats to this question but in short...yes, they would have been/would be eligible for disability compensation from the VA. A fellow forum member here used to work for the VA and he might be able to answer the question more fully, but that is how I understand it.

[tbirdismypride]

Ok...Thank you! I was just speaking about what generally would happen if a person was crippled in training. Just kinda got my curiosity up is all.

[Dave]

Heres a link to a .doc from the VA explaining more than you want to know about what is considered minimum service with regard to disability compensation...

 

https://www.benefits.va.gov/warms/docs/admin21/m21_1/mr/part3/subptii/ch06/ch06.doc

[Blacksmith]

Not exactly accurate.

 

I think the short answer really is that it depends.

 

The handling of service injuries is largely determined by the nature and circumstance of the injury.

 

Injuries sustained in the line of duty - including those incurred during training, are very different than non-duty-related injuries. As an example, if - during the performance of your assigned duties - you get a CONEX dropped on your foot in the motor pool, that is very different than you getting hurt falling off an off-post porch drunk on a Saturday night.

 

 

There are all kinds of technicalities and caveats to this question but in short...yes, they would have been/would be eligible for disability compensation from the VA. A fellow forum member here used to work for the VA and he might be able to answer the question more fully, but that is how I understand it.