Guard / Reserve with VA Disability (& VSP)

[QueepFactory]

Need FINANCE HELP.  I have a very specific situation that I'd love to get some input about.  I took the VSP from Active Duty 1 year ago and am starting to look at Guard / Reserve positions (currently in IRR).  During this 1 year, I have been approved for 60% VA disability, but instead of getting those paychecks, it has been required to be used for VSP payback....ie I won't see that money until ~2019.  My questions are:

1.  Can I still join Guard / Reserve with VA Disability?  No permanent or duty restriction injuries..will pass all PFTs and physicals.  I have heard every answer under the sun on this and would love some facts vs. opinions.  One Guard unit told me anything over 15% disability would not be allowed in any guard / reserve unit.  NOTE:  15% disability doesn't exist, it's be 10% increments, so right there I don't see that as credible.  

 

2.  If I can join, what I have seen online is that my VA Disability amount gets prorated based on the days I serve that year (can't double dip).  If that's true, how does this work for someone like me who isn't directly receiving VA money?  Should I expect my VSP payoff date to just be pushed out, thus delaying the time where I'll see VA money?  I find it hard to believe that someone in the VA and/or DOD is updating my account and allocating funds as they change.  I'm not sure if anyone else has ever been in this situation, but looking for some insight.  Thanks!     

 

 

 

[matmacwc]

I'm curious as well, are they taking back at the 50% rate?  OH yeah, you should be able to get into the ANG.

[deaddebate]

You can probably get into ANG. Even if one unit/state doesn't take you, another one will.

Good luck getting into Reserves. Under 15% is doable, but I haven't seen them take higher than about 25-30%. You could get another physical though, and argue for a lower disability rate (counterintuitive, I know), but I've seen this work.

Also this all depends on what your specific diagnoses are. Tinnitus isn't as bad as ankle instability, but they might both be rated at 10%.

[Vertigo]

AGR here, but when I was a traditional I got a 10% rating. I remember one year when I did a temp tech tour the VA sent me a letter saying I had X amount of training days while I receiving a disability payment and they were going to pro-rate my next years payments to a lesser amount to reimburse them for the over payment. I'm not sure how it works out, but you aren't supposed to be getting a VA payment while performing active duty (which includes AT and title 10 orders).