The A - Z Guide: Veterans VA Disability Benefits
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P & T
Permanently and Totally Disabled
Permanently and Totally Disabled
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Courage is being afraid but going on anyhow.
Dan Rather
Permanent or Temporary?
The veteran is finally rated 100%. She sees on the award letter “future exams are scheduled”. She learns that this means her spouse isn't eligible for CHAMPVA and her kids won't see the C-35 DEA benefits she hoped would help pay for their college.
The state she is in has generous benefits for permanently disabled vets but the “future exams are scheduled” keeps her out of those benefits. Her disability is one that does not seem to be likely to improve and she believes that she should be P & T and qualified to apply for CHAMPVA and DEA.
Should she ask VA for P & T? Is there a legal or regulatory basis to do so?
For more on Permanent and Total ratings, click here.
Also see;
§3.341 Total disability ratings for compensation purposes.
§3.342 Permanent and total disability ratings for pension purposes.
§3.343 Continuance of total disability ratings.
§3.344 Stabilization of disability evaluations.