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I think that you are in receipt of a a VAC pension, not an award. It is very important that you make the distinction. They are not the same in law. Secondly it is up to you to make your family lawyer fully aware of the details within the Pension Act. While you were married and if you had...

Please go to this link for some answers: https://army.ca/forums/threads/114479/post-1298446.html#msg1298446 I have previously quoted some case law that affects cases similar to yours. Please read through the whole thread and the references. I also strongly recommend that you bring these...

My take on these "enhancements" is that they all have some benefit to various veteran's in some little way, I feel they are more of a stop gap and not, I hope, the final answer. I suspect combined with the earlier post about the Minister's comment on Facebook and what I have heard about an...

Does anyone out there think the Budget will have anything new for Vets such as the return to pension promise? I have heard that there is a possibility of an announcement in April with respect to the Equitas case that is in abeyance until May. But what that might be is anyone's guess.

I am referring to my Pension under the DVA Pension Act. It is 100% of the pensionable benefit (20% for me) for one year including married and children's supplements.After one year it is 50% of the pensionable benefit plus married and children's supplements (until they are 18) for life.

I look at this through very personal eyes, and while I think there are a few benefits in the NVC they are difficult to access for most of us and in my own opinion have little to no benefit for me or my family. I guess there are 3 main considerations for me: 1. I have experience reduced earnings...

You raise some good points, but I believe what we need is some of the specialized programs that come with the NVC but a return to lifetime pensions. Some of the NVC programs existed immediately after WW2 as noted in the reference paper in my previous post. I had four uncles who returned after...

I recently met with me MP and showed him this spreadsheet and he was quite surprised. He was under the impression that the NVC was such a great Act and had all these wonderful new programs. My MP is a Liberal. The background information he was provided with had all these impressive large dollar...

This article in the Ottawa Citizen sort of links to my original post. http://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/injured-veterans-to-get-choice-over-pensions-or-lump-sum-payments I never wanted a lump sum but was forced to take it even though I enrolled and then left the CF while the Pension Act...

The two cases in Nova Scotia and a similar one in Manitoba(not yet published) are something that everyone on here should take note of and make sure it is widely known. If you have a disability pension, or a disability award, or are in receipt of danger pay and live in those two provinces they...

This is just an update to the calculation. One of the members here informed me that there was an error in the formulas of the spreadsheet. I have corrected it and here is the corrected revised amount. The net affect makes the lump sum payment look a little bit worse.

In the late 70's I was in one of the Arctic Patrolling exercises. We were crossing the arctic tundra with 3 Rangers when our Platoon Commander left with 2 of the rangers and we were told to stay with the other ranger. Some 40 minutes later we here one shot ring out and then the Platoon warrant...

It must be age that made me do this but I turned 58 yesterday and have survived a triple bypass surgery and post op infections that put me into septic shock and almost killed me..........So the last year has been interesting to say the least. I have attached a pdf of a spreadsheet that I...

I saw Hyena Road this evening with my nephew who was in Afghanistan with 2VP and forward deployed. We both found the film very enjoyable and many of the combat scenes were to him a realistic depiction of what he had been through. He remarked that much of the stuff was somewhat sanitized while...

Part of the problem with VAC Disability Awards and pre NVC Pension Awards is the specific wording of the legislation of the Province in which you are filing for divorce. As far as pre-NVC pensions are concerned the base amount is for the Veteran. There are supplemental amounts paid for a spouse...

Sometime ago someone posted the url\website information for Getting Govt of Canada Telephone Numbers. I recently upgraded my computer and lost the link. Don't know how but I did. I have been searching through the various boards but I just cannot find it. Could some one point me in the right...

It will be interesting to see what new offer the GoC will put on the table to stop this lawsuit. Looking at my own case, I am 57 and have been receiving a 20% pension for a back injury since 1991 and three subsequent disability awards for Hearing, Tinnitus and PTSD. To convert those disability...

When I started this thread I have to admit I was not expecting this much discussion. But there is one observation I would like to make. Setti ng aside all discussion of the NVC, DVA has serious problems in a couple of areas. Firstly they need a  bottom to top mapping of aĺl their client driven...

Just an update on my original post. I decided to call the Deputy Ministers Office to discuss the response to my initial request and that this was another example of how VAC gets their clients upset with non-responses to requests. The Executive Assistant took notes of everything, sounded...

Recceguy, you are not being callous just realistic. Eighteen months ago I was awarded the entitlement for the PTSD and have spent the time since doing some very satisfactory counseling and adding tools to my tool box to deal with my PTSD and the improvements have made my life with my wife and...