VA Disability: Effective Date vs. Payment Start Date
www.reddit.com › r › VeteransVA Disability: Effective Date vs. Payment Start Date The VA decided on my disability claim a few months ago, with an effective date of disability of 1 July and a payment start date of 1 August. My retroactive pay appeared to be one month short (even taking into account that VA pays for a month of disability pay at the end of that given month).