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2007 Benefits for Veterans & Dependents Handbook
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 Contents
Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 61. VA Health Care …………………………………………………………….…………………….……. 7Enrollment ……………………………………………………………………….……………. 7Priority Groups …………………………………………………………………………..……. 7Special Access to Care …………………………………………………………..……………. 8Service Disabled Veterans ……………………………………………………………………. 8Combat Veterans ………………………………………………………………………..……. 8Financial Information …………………………………………………………………………. 8Financial Assessment …………………………………………………………………………. 8Services Requiring Co-pays ………………………………………………….………………. 8Outpatient Visits Not Requiring Co-pays ………………………………………..…………… 9Billing Insurance Companies …………………………………………………………………. 9Travel Costs …………………………………………………………………………..………. 9VA Medical Programs …………………………………………………………..……………. 10Veteran Health Registries …………………………………………………………….………. 10Readjustment Counseling ………………………………………………..……………………. 10Prosthetic and Sensory Aids ………………………………………………..…………………. 10Home Improvements and Structural Alterations ……………………………..………………. 11Services for Blind Veterans ……………………………………………………………..……. 11Mental Health Care …………………………………………………………………….…..…. 11Work Restoration Programs ……………………………………………………………….…. 11Domiciliary Care …………………………………………………………………………..…. 12Outpatient Dental Treatment …………………………………………………………………. 12Outpatient Pharmacy Services …………………………………………………………..……. 12Nursing-Home Care ……………………………………………………………………..……. 13Emergency Medical Care in Non-VA Facilities …………………………………………..…. 13National Rehabilitation Special Events …………………………………………………….…. 142. Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities ……………………………………………..…….……. 15Disability Compensation ………………………………………………………..……….……. 15Disability Compensation Rates …………………………………………………….…………. 15Receiving Payments …………………………………………………………….…….………. 15Presumptive Conditions for Disability Compensation ……………………………….………. 15Prisoners of War …………………………………………………………………………..…. 16Veterans Exposed to Agent Orange & other Herbicides …………………….………………. 16Veterans Exposed to Radiation ………………………………………………………………. 16Gulf War Veterans ……………………………………………………………………………. 16Programs for Veterans with Service-Conn. Disabilities ………………………..……………. 16Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment …………………………………………………. 16Vocational Rehabilitation Rates …………………………………………………..…………. 17Specially Adapted Homes ……………………………………………………………………. 18Automobile Assistance ………………………………………………………………………. 18Clothing Allowance ……………………………………………………………………..…… 19Aid and Attendance or Housebound …………………………………………………………. 19Combat-Related Special Compensation …………………………………………………..…. 193. VA Pensions ………………………………………………………………………………..…………. 20Eligibility ……………………………………………………………………………..………. 20Improved Disability Pension …………………………………………………………………. 20Improved Disability Pension Rates …………………………………………………..………. 20Protected Pension Programs …………………………………………………………….……. 20
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