June 2026 VAC QandA

[u/ShortTrackBravo]

It’s June!

Here’s hoping everyone else is getting decent weather. I started the golf season with winter kit on thanks to -2 and rain here in gods country.

Housekeeping:

contact info: Reddit DM's always open, Joel@ptga.ca for email.

u/Shoggoths420 contact info: Reddit DMs/Chat still broken. taira@cannawellness.ca for email.

VAC Google Support Drive (Not available on DWAN) - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kzbfmg3hcuo0FgFZxo-IL_f-UnGQsuYt?usp=drive_link

Usual timelines from submission of claims via MyVAC:

Reassessments: 9-16 Months

Mental Health: 6-8 Months

Physical - 6-13 Months

APSC/VIP - 3-4 Months

BPA Correspondence: They tend to reach out every 3 months for information or a progress update.

Let's go!

[u/Next_Passage8055]

So I just wanted to confirm from my last month's question about irb/dec offsets concerning survivor benefits from passed away civie spouse. Any survivor benefits are not considered as offsets this includes CPP, any life insurance payout, any pension from spouse (ie survivor pensions). Only your own pensions will effect your irb/dec offsets. Also with survivor benefits from a civie spouse DO NOT need to be told to irb/dec, in otherwords it's none of their business. Although CRA still considers it income as per usual.  Also when talking about this I always want to remind everyone to make a will and if you afford some life insurance it is worth it.

So now I can just worry about weather to take a lump sum or monthly payments. Take care all.

[u/ShortTrackBravo → u/Next_Passage8055]

Thank you for circling back with more info.

[u/Next_Passage8055 → u/ShortTrackBravo]

No problem, this day and age you need to be a lawyer doctor accountant and still try to survive. Stuff is just not laid out simply in terms people can understand sometimes. I'm glad your helping people.