"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." That's from the VA website covering CHAMPVA eligibility requirements. My disability rating is 80% but my TDIU decision letter states that: "Basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance based on permanent and total
disability status is established from August 8, 2022." I called my local VA medical center, Salisbury NC, about a year ago and asked them if I was eligible for VA dental care and told the fellow there that my TDIU decision letter stated that I was permanently and totally disabled. I had read that you had to have a 100% disability rating for VA dental care. He told me that I was eligible since I was considered permanently and totally disabled. So, I'm getting the dental care. But I cannot find an answer to if my wife is eligible for CHAMPVA with my 80% disability rating but am considered permanently and totally disabled by the VA? I did all the paperwork for her CHAMPVA last week and submitted it along with my DD214 and TDIU decision letter. I'm just wondering if anyone here knows the answer to whether my wife is eligible or not?
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"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." That's from the VA website covering CHAMPVA eligibility requirements. My disability rating is 80% but my TDIU decision letter states that: "Basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance based on permanent and total
disability status is established from August 8, 2022." I called my local VA medical center, Salisbury NC, about a year ago and asked them if I was eligible for VA dental care and told the fellow there that my TDIU decision letter stated that I was permanently and totally disabled. I had read that you had to have a 100% disability rating for VA dental care. He told me that I was eligible since I was considered permanently and totally disabled. So, I'm getting the dental care. But I cannot find an answer to if my wife is eligible for CHAMPVA with my 80% disability rating but am considered permanently and totally disabled by the VA? I did all the paperwork for her CHAMPVA last week and submitted it along with my DD214 and TDIU decision letter. I'm just wondering if anyone here knows the answer to whether my wife is eligible or not?
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Champva for the spouse "in my humble but unqualified opinion" is the best insurance money cant buy. And, to add, yes, Champva covers prescription drugs, but there is a caveat: It wont cover dr
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