tdiu Tricare For Life?

[Loose Cannon]

If you're TDIU and P&T she should be eligible for ChampVA, unless there's something I don't know. ChampVA doesn't cost anything and at 65yo picks up the copayment on Medicare. She(no age limit) and any dependent children(under age 26) should also be eligible for Chap 35 educational benefits, if she/they're interested.

pr

Unfortunately, here's what I'm seeing from the CHAMPVA website:

Eligibility

To be eligible for CHAMPVA, you cannot be eligible for TRICARE, and you must be in one of these categories:

The spouse or child of a Veteran who has been rated permanently and totally disabled for a service-connected disability by a VA regional office.

The surviving spouse or child of a Veteran who died from a VA-rated service-connected disability.

The surviving spouse or child of a Veteran who was at the time death rated permanently and totally disabled from a service-connected disability.

The surviving spouse or child of a military member who died in the line of duty, not due to misconduct (in most of these cases, these family members are eligible for TRICARE, not CHAMPVA).

[Loose Cannon]

Still going to call them tomorrow to verify if my wife is eligible. Kind of makes no sense because I am eligible for both...why not her? I guess I find out tomorrow!

LC