tdiu How Do You Know If Tdiu Is Total And Permanent?

[tdak]

By researching the forum here on HADIT.com I have found that if you get chapter 35 benefits you are considered total and permanent at 100% IU. I received my TDIU today and it states "No examination will be scheduled in the future" under the "WHat did we decide section" Also in the Decision area it says

1.Entitlement to IU is granted. but 2. says Basic eligibility to DEA is established.

is this the same as all of the Chapter 35 benefits? Basic eligibility? Does this make me total and permanent?

Thanks,

Tamara

[tdak]

Tamara,

My TDIU read the same as yours. They also told you you were eligble for 35 benefits. Did they send you an application for CHAMPVA? No future exams also means P&T. Go get CHAMPVA quick. It took my wife 45 days. However they stated she was covered from the time of award. Make sure and get disabled vet plates. In our state they are free. Also look into property tac breaks in your state as wel as fishing licenses, camping discounts ( I pay $4.00 a night in Idaho). Also get free park pass from federal government for camping and entrance to federal sights like Little Big Horn etc. Good luck. I'm glad you got it. Oh, no dental on CHAMPVA. If you live in western states look into Willamette Dental. Reasonable rates and they cover everything, except for a small copay on braces. But the root canal and cap was $15.00 copay.

Jon,

Thanks, thats a lot of stuff. I will be looking into a lot of things tomorrow. I did know about the vet plates, but my vehicle is in my husbands name so I have to have the reg transferred first in order to be eligible. I am making a list and checking off everything as I go along, so I don't leave anything out. As for my fishing license, I already had that for $5 once I was SC'd (I like to fish) . I'm in NY and they charge $5 a year or $50 lifetime. . They give it to you that way if you are 40% or more and that is the same discount for 65+.

The CHAMPVA application they sent me some time ago, but I didn't fill it out yet, I was waiting because I do already have coverage through my husband, but I have pretty steep co-pays. I was looking for better pharmacy and dental coverage for all of us.

Thanks for the extras I will look into it all,

Tamara

[JON]

Tamara,

I use to live in upstate New York near Oneonta. Re CHAMPVA: check co-pays and be careful with insurance. When we applied, my wife has Regency Blue Shield and CHAMPVA wanted Regency to be primary. That raised some problems with deductible and which insurance would cover certain procedures. Good luck. P.S. In Idaho, the VA has to send you letters to get all the freebies and in those letters it states something to the effect that the "veteran is P and T" and entitled to

whatever.

Edited July 30, 2007 by JON