Champ Va Is This Statement True ?

[jcolwell]

" If a spouse have had any out-of-pocket medical expenses during the time of the veteran's retroactive grant period they can submit them to ChampVA after being approved and ChampVA will reimburse the expenses. This can be a substantial amount if there have been health issues with the spouse and/or children.

I am now 100 % P and T retro to 8/2010.

Thanks for reading . JC

[john999]

That is true to the extent ChampVA will pay allowable charge. While my claim was on appeal for TDIU I had dental work done by private dentist. The VA paid the "allowable" payment to my regular private dentist. This was about 50% of what the dentist actually charged me. Not many dentists do crowns for $700 bucks.

[georgiapapa]

Yes. My wife received over a year of out of pocket expenses back to my effective date. Although she only had about $400.00 in retro out of pocket expenses she was glad to get it.

Georgiapapa

[jcolwell]

thank you both. So gather the receipts and then do what ?? send to Champus VA , file a form .....

[Berta]

http://www.va.gov/hac/forbeneficiaries/champva/champva.asp

I think the forms are there.

Has she formally applied for CHAMPVA yet? If so she should be receiving the CHAMPVA Handbook soon and I think forms come with the book.

[jcolwell]

Thank. Have applied and book should be here this week. JC