Berta & Pete, thanks for the posts. Berta, good for you girl! You got in their face and got your CHAMPVA back. I suppose the old saying "The squeaky wheel gets greased" might apply. ;)
Berta, below is a copy & paste of the regulation.
I might add to my earlier info that after I was awarded the 1151 claim at 100%, it was a few years later when I was awarded the additional "housebound compensation" for a secondary disorder to the original 1151 claim and it too was rated at 100% but of course, they only pay me 100% total, which I'm content with.
It just seems to me like they're splitting hairs by saying that disability via 1151 isn't the same as SC disability, when it comes to entitlements. Heck, I was 30% SC before things started downhill. :)
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STATE BENEFITS:
A. Homestead and Personal Property Tax Exemption: Veterans who have been rated, by the VA, as 100% service connected (Permanent and Total) or awarded Special Monthly Compensation for loss or loss of use of one or more limbs total blindness in one or both eyes are entitled to exemption of Homestead and Personal Property Tax. Widows, so long as they do not remarry, dependent children, during their minority, continue this entitlement. Widows, so long as they do not remarry, dependent children, during their minority, are also eligible for this entitlement if the veteran was killed or died in the scope of his military duties, is missing in action, or died from service connected causes as certified by the Veterans Administration.