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Veterans Guide to VA Benefits

  • 2. VA Benefits- Legal Bases for Benefits
    • 2.1. Introduction to Legal Bases
    • 2.2. Sources of Authority
    • 2.3. Due Process
    • 2.4. Right to be Heard
    • 2.5. Compliance with VA Procedures
  • 1. Veterans Benefits
    • 1.1. Introduction
    • 1.2. Overview of the Veterans Benefits System
  • 3. Veterans Benefits-Veterans Law
    • 3.1. Unique Aspects of Veterans Law
    • 3.2. Non-Adversarial System
    • 3.3. Duty to Assist
    • 3.4. Benefit of the Doubt
    • 3.5. Nexus Letter
    • 3.6. Effective Date
    • 3.7. The St. Louis Fire
    • 3.8. Claim Backlogs and Delays
    • 3.9. Clear And Unmistakable Error
    • 3.10. Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQs)
    • 3.11. Same Sex Marriage
  • 4. Veterans Benefits- Eligibility
    • 4.1. Eligibility for VA Benefits
    • 4.2. Veteran Status
    • 4.3. Character of Discharge
    • 4.4. Willful Misconduct
  • 5. Veteran Benefit- Service Connected Disability Compensation
    • 5.1. Compensation or Service-Connection
    • 5.2. Service Connected Medical Conditions
    • 5.3. Secondary Service Connection
    • 5.4. Medical Conditions Aggravated by “Service”
    • 5.5. Schedular Ratings for Compensation
    • 5.6. Schedular Rating 100%-Total and Permanent
    • 5.7. Schedular Rating 100%-TDIU or Indiviual Unemployability
    • 5.8. Schedular Rating 100%-Temporay Disability Rating
    • 5.9. Compensation Rates
    • 5.10. Special Monthly Compensation (SMC)
  • 6. VA Compensation-Service Connected Disability Conditions due to Legal Presumptions
    • 6.1. What’s a Legal Presumption?
    • 6.2. Presumption of In-service Occurrence
    • 6.3. Presumption of Soundness
    • 6.4. Presumption of Regularity
    • 6.5. Herbicide-exposed Veterans (including Agent Orange)
    • 6.6. Combat
    • 6.7. Prisoners of War (POWs)
    • 6.8. Radiation-exposed Veterans
    • 6.9. Camp Lejeune Presumptive Conditions
    • 6.10. Gulf War Veterans
    • 6.11. Blue Water Vietnam Veterans Act 2019
    • 6.12. Certain Chronic Diseases
    • 6.13. Children of Vietnam Veterans
  • 7. VA Compensation Claims-Special Rules
    • 7.1. Special Rules For Certain Claims
    • 7.2. Herbicide-Exposed Veterans
    • 7.3. Polytraumatic Injuries Requiring Specialized Rehab
    • 7.4. PTSD
    • 7.5. Military Sexual Trauma
  • 8. VA Pension Non-Service Connected Disability
    • 8.1. Pension-Legal References
    • 8.2. VA Non-Service Connected Pension or Wartime Pension
    • 8.3. Eligibility for Non-Service Connected Pension
    • 8.4. Maximum Annual Pension Rate for VA NSC Pension
    • 8.5. Countable Income for Non-Service Connected Pension
    • 8.6. Allowable Deductions from Countable Income for VA Pension
    • 8.7. Net Worth requirement for Non-Service Connected Pension
    • 8.8. NSC Pension Reporting: Eligibility Verification Report for Non-Service Connected Pension
    • 8.9. Extra Benefits to add to the Non-Service Connected Pension
    • 8.10. Submitting a Claim for Non-Service Connected Pension
  • 9. Veteran Benefits-Other Non-Healthcare VA Benefits
    • 9.1. VA Burial and Memorial Benefits
    • 9.2. VA Education Benefits
    • 9.3. VA Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) Benefits Formerly known as Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment
    • 9.4. VA Home Loan Guaranty Benefits
    • 9.5. Special VA Benefits for the Disabled Service Connected Vets: Automobiles, Conveyances, and Adaptive Equipment
    • 9.6. Special VA Benefits for the Disabled Service Connected Vets: Clothing Allowance
    • 9.7. Special VA Benefits for the Disabled Service Connected Vets: Specially Adapted Housing and Special Home Adaptation Grants
    • 9.8. VA Life Insurance Programs
  • 10. Veteran Benefits-Survivors Benefits
    • 10.1. Dependency & Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
    • 10.2. Survivors or Death Pension
    • 10.3. Parents Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)
    • 10.4. Ancillary Benefit-Restored Entitlement Program for Survivors (REPS)
    • 10.5. Ancillary Benefit-Dependents Educational Assistance (DEA)
  • 11. Types of VA Claims
    • 11.1. Elements of a Claim
    • 11.2. Formal VA Claim
    • 11.3. Informal VA Claims
    • 11.4. Inferred VA Claims
  • 12. Filing Claim-Evidentiary Issues
    • 12.1. Evidentiary Issues
    • 12.2. New & Material Evidence
    • 12.3. Lay Evidence
    • 12.4. Expert Opinions
  • 13. VA Benefits-Filing a Claim/Refer to Veterans Guide to VA Claim Filing
    • 13.1. How to Communicate with the VA
    • 13.2. Filing an Application for Compensation or Pension
    • 13.3. Using Advocacy Organizations for Filing Claims
    • 13.4. Self-Filing Good Practices
    • 13.5. Increasing, Reducing, and Severing Disability Ratings
    • 13.6. Staged and Temporary Ratings
    • 13.7. Protected Ratings
    • 13.8. Section 1151 Benefits- Injured by VA Care or Voc Rehab or Medical Treatment
  • 14. Filed Claim - What Happens Next?
    • 14.1. The VA Receives the Claim
    • 14.2. C&P Exam
    • 14.3. How To Check Claims Status
    • 14.4. Obtaining a Decision
    • 14.5. Award Process
    • 14.6. Benefit Payments
    • 14.7. Retroactive Benefits
    • 14.8. Choosing an Appeal Path
    • 14.9. Disagreeing with a Decision
    • 14.10. Perfecting an Appeal
    • 14.11. Appeals Process & Tips
    • 14.12. Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017
    • 14.13. The Board of Veterans’ Appeals
    • 14.14. Appeals to the Veterans Court
    • 14.15. Further Appeals
  • Appendix I - General
    • 1. ACRONYMS AND DEFINITIONS
    • 2. ACRONYMS & TERMS USED IN VA BENEFITS CLAIMS & APPEALS
    • 3. THE HISTORY OF VETERANS BENEFITS
    • 4. RESOURCES FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION
    • 5. KEY ACTS AND STATUTES
    • 6. KEY VA REGULATIONS
    • 7. KEY COURT DECISIONS
    • 8. C&P EXAMINATION WORK SHEETS
  • Appendix II - Military Records
    • 1. Introduction to Military Records
    • 2. Your DD-214
    • 3. How Do I Get My DD-214?
    • 4. Military Record- Understanding Character of Discharge
    • 5. Your Military Service Records
  • Appendix III - VA Compensation Rate Tables
    • 1. 2022 VA Compensation Rate Table
    • 2. 2022 Special Monthly Compensation Table
    • 3. 2022 VA Special Benefit Allowances Rates
    • 4. 2022 Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) Table
    • 5. 2022 Birth Defect Compensation Rates
  • Appendix IV - VA Pension Rate Tables
    • 1. 2022 VA Pension Table
    • 2. 2022 VA Survivors Pension Table

Veterans Guide to VA Healthcare

  • 1. Who's Eligible for VA Healthcare?
    • 1.1. Basic Eligibility
    • 1.2. Enrollment Priority Groups
    • 1.3. Catastrophically Disabled Veterans
    • 1.4. Enhanced Health Care for Combat Veterans
  • 2. What Healthcare Services Does the VA Provide?
    • 2.1. Overview of the VA Medical Benefits Package
    • 2.2. VA’s Specialized Care Units
    • 2.3. Polytrauma Care
    • 2.4. Transplant Centers
    • 2.5. Dental Services
    • 2.6. Pharmacy Services
    • 2.7. Medical Equipment, Aids and Prosthetics
    • 2.8. Coordinated Care for Traveling Veterans
    • 2.9. Tobacco Use
  • 3. Geriatrics and Extended Care
    • 3.1. Veteran-Directed Care
    • 3.2. Home and Community Based Services
    • 3.3. Residential Settings and Nursing Homes
  • 4. VA Facilities by State
    • 4.1. Alabama
    • 4.2. Alaska
    • 4.3. Arizona
    • 4.4. Arkansas
    • 4.5. California
    • 4.6. Colorado
    • 4.7. Connecticut
    • 4.8. Delaware
    • 4.9. District of Columbia
    • 4.10. Florida
    • 4.11. Georgia
    • 4.12. Hawaii
    • 4.13. Idaho
    • 4.14. Illinois
    • 4.15. Indiana
    • 4.16. Iowa
    • 4.17. Kansas
    • 4.18. Kentucky
    • 4.19. Louisiana
    • 4.20. Maine
    • 4.21. Maryland
    • 4.22. Massachusetts
    • 4.23. Michigan
    • 4.24. Minnesota
    • 4.25. Mississippi
    • 4.26. Missouri
    • 4.27. Montana
    • 4.28. Nebraska
    • 4.29. Nevada
    • 4.30. New Hampshire
    • 4.31. New Jersey
    • 4.32. New Mexico
    • 4.33. New York
    • 4.34. North Carolina
    • 4.35. North Dakota
    • 4.36. Ohio
    • 4.37. Oklahoma
    • 4.38. Oregon
    • 4.39. Pennsylvania
    • 4.40. Rhode Island
    • 4.41. South Carolina
    • 4.42. South Dakota
    • 4.43. Tennessee
    • 4.44. Texas
    • 4.45. Utah
    • 4.46. Vermont
    • 4.47. Virginia
    • 4.48. Washington
    • 4.49. West Virginia
    • 4.50. Wisconsin
    • 4.51. Wyoming
    • 4.52. American Samoa
    • 4.53. Guam
    • 4.54. Philippines
    • 4.55. Puerto Rico
    • 4.56. Virgin Islands
  • 5. Nursing Home Care for Veterans by State
    • 5.1. Listing of VA Nursing Home Options by State
  • 6. What if I Disagree with a VHA Decision?
    • 6.1. Overview of VHA Appeals
    • 6.2. Clinical Appeals
    • 6.3. Administrative Appeals
  • 7. Patient Rights and Responsibilities
    • 7.1. Respect and Nondiscrimination

Veterans Guide to VA Claim Filing

  • 1. What's a VA Claim?
    • 1.1. Elements of a Claim
    • 1.2. Informal Claims
    • 1.3. Inferred Claims
  • 2. Obtaining a Decision
    • 2.1. Obtaining a Decision
  • 3. VA Award Processing
    • 3.1. Rating
    • 3.2. Combined Ratings
    • 3.3. Anti-Pyramiding
    • 3.4. Extra-Schedular Rating
    • 3.5. Staged Ratings
    • 3.6. Effective Date
  • 4. Benefit Payments
    • 4.1. Benefit Payments
  • 5. Retroactive Benefits
    • 5.1. Retroactive Benefits
    • 5.2. Accrued Benefits
    • 5.3. Substitution
  • 6. Disagreeing with a VA Decision
    • 6.1. Notice of Disagreement (NOD)
    • 6.2. Finality and Revision of Decisions
  • 7. Choosing an Appeal Path
    • 7.1. What Now?
  • 8. Perfecting an Appeal
    • 8.1. Substantive Appeals
  • 9. Board of Veterans Appeals
    • 9.1. The Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA)
    • 9.2. Reasonably Raised Issues
    • 9.3. Reasons and Bases of BVA Determinations
    • 9.4. Independent Medical Examinations
    • 9.5. Consideration of All Evidence
    • 9.6. Board Hearings
    • 9.7. Credibility
  • 10. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC)
    • 10.1. Remand versus Reversal
    • 10.2. The Court
    • 10.3. Remand Compliance
  • 11. Further Appeals
    • 11.1. Further Appeals
  • 12. Increasing, Reducing and Severing Disability Ratings
    • 12.1. Increasing VA Ratings
    • 12.2. Reopening Disallowed Claims
    • 12.3. Rating Reductions
    • 12.4. Severed Ratings

Veterans Employment and Education

  • 1. Creating Your Path to Employment
    • 1.1. Introduction and Objectives
    • 1.2. Define Employment
    • 1.3. Six Steps to Success
    • 1.4. Federal Employment: Veteran’s Preference and Initiatives
    • 1.5. Private Industry
    • 1.6. Self-Employment
    • 1.7. How to Start a Veteran Owned Business
    • 1.8. Volunteering and Internships
    • 1.9. Using the Resources That Exist to Help You
  • 2. Choosing School as a Path to Employment
    • 2.1. Introduction and Objectives
    • 2.2. Research… Research… Research
    • 2.3. Be an Informed Consumer: Spend Your GI Bill Benefits Wisely
    • 2.4. Assess Your Needs as a Veteran and as a Student with a Disability
    • 2.5. Visit and Ask Questions
    • 2.6. Guiding Questions for Section 2
    • 2.7. Resources for Section 2
  • 3. Understanding and Defining Disability
    • 3.1. Introduction and Objectives
    • 3.2. Why Understanding Disability Matters
    • 3.3. How Disability is Defined in Various Contexts
    • 3.4. Disability Law
    • 3.5. Disability Law – Equal Protection and Anti-Discrimination
    • 3.6. Disability Law – Veterans’ Preference and Other Affirmative Action Regulations
    • 3.7. Disability Law – Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
    • 3.8. What to Do if You Think You Have Experienced Discrimination
    • 3.9. Guiding Questions for Section 3
    • 3.10. Resources for Section 3
  • 4. Self-Advocacy: Knowing Your Rights and Responsibilities
    • 4.1. Developing Self-Advocacy Skills
    • 4.2. Self-Advocacy at School, Work, and in Your Community
    • 4.3. Staying Healthy
    • 4.4. Tips and Strategies for Self-Advocacy
    • 4.5. Reaching Out to Veterans Service Organizations
    • 4.6. Guiding Questions for Section 4
    • 4.7. Resources for Section 4

VA Commonly Used Forms

  • 1. VA Compensation and Pension Forms
    • 1.1. VA Form 9 – Appeal to Board of Veterans Appeals
    • 1.2. VA Form 10182- Decision Review Request: Board Appeal
    • 1.3. VA Form- 20-0995- Supplemental Claim
    • 1.4. VA Forn 20-0996- Higher Level Review
    • 1.5. VA Form 20-10206- Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or Privacy Act Request
    • 1.6. VA Form 20-10207- Priority Processing Request
    • 1.7. VA Form 20-10208- Document Evidence Submission
    • 1.8. VA Form 21-526EZ- Application for Disability Compensation Benefits
    • 1.9. VA Form 21-526c- Pre-Discharge Compensation Claim
    • 1.10. VA Form 21P-527EZ – Application for Pension
    • 1.11. VA Form 21P-530- Application for Burial Benefits
    • 1.12. VA Form 21P-534EZ- Application for DIC, Death Pension, and/or Accrued Benefits
    • 1.13. VA Form 21P-601- Application For Accrued Amounts Due A Deceased Beneficiary
    • 1.14. VA Form 21-686c – Declaration of Status of Dependents
    • 1.15. VA Form 21-0958 – Notice of Disagreement
    • 1.16. VA Form 21-0966 – Intent To File a VA Claim
    • 1.17. VA Form 21-2680- Request for Aid and Attendance/Housebound Status
    • 1.18. VA Form 21-4138 – Statement in Support of Claim
    • 1.19. VA Form 21-4142 – Authorization for Release of Information
    • 1.20. VA Form 21-8940 -Application for Increased Compensation due Unemployability
    • 1.21. VA Form 21-10210- Lay /Witness Statement
  • 2. Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E), formerly called VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Forms
    • 2.1. VA Form 22-1990- Application for VA Education Benefits
    • 2.2. VA Form 22-5490 – Dependent’s Application for VA Education Benefits
    • 2.3. VA Form 28-1900 – Disabled Veterans Application for Veteran Readiness and Employment
    • 2.4. VA Form 28-10212- Chapter 31 Request for Assistance
  • 3. Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQ)
    • 3.1. Disability Benefits Questionnaire (DBQ) Forms
  • 4. Military Separation/National Archives Forms
    • 4.1. DD Form 149- Correction of Military Records
    • 4.2. DD Form 293- Review of Discharge from the Armed Forces.
    • 4.3. SF Form 180- Request Pertaining to Military Records

VA Spinal Cord Injury System

  • 1. SCI/D System Overview
    • 1.1. Purpose, Background and Authority
    • 1.2. Scope
    • 1.3. National SCI/D System of Care
  • 2. System Responsibilities
    • 2.1. Under Secretary for Health
    • 2.2. Chief Consultant, SCI/D Services
    • 2.3. Veterans Integrated Service Network (VISN) Director
  • 3. Populations Served
    • 3.1. Who’s Eligible
    • 3.2. Consultative Care
  • 4. SCI/D Hub and Spoke System of Care
    • 4.1. Introduction
    • 4.2. Communication between Hubs and Spokes
  • 5. SCI Centers
    • 5.1. SCI Center Programs and Organization
    • 5.2. Scope of SCI Center Services
    • 5.3. Admission of Active Duty Service Members (ADSM)
    • 5.4. Admission of Veterans with SCI/D
    • 5.5. Admission of Non-Veteran SCI/D Patients
    • 5.6. Independent Living Programs (ILPs)
    • 5.7. Urodynamics Laboratory
    • 5.8. Sexuality and Fertility Counseling
    • 5.9. SCI Comprehensive Preventative Health Evaluation
    • 5.10. SCI Center Personnel & Staff Ratios
    • 5.11. SCI Center Inpatient Program
    • 5.12. SCI Center Outpatient and Primary Care Services
    • 5.13. SCI Center Home Care (HC) Program
    • 5.14. Evaluation of Quality
    • 5.15. Continuing Education
    • 5.16. Use of Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs)
  • 6. SCI Support Clinic/Primary Care Team in the Non-SCI Center
    • 6.1. Appointment of SCI Support Clinic or Primary Care Teams
    • 6.2. SCI Physician or Provider Role
    • 6.3. SCI Nurse Role
    • 6.4. SCI Coordinator Role
    • 6.5. Education
    • 6.6. Training Initiatives
    • 6.7. Workload Collection
    • 6.8. Types of Care
    • 6.9. Location of Care
    • 6.10. Dual Providers
  • 7. System of Care Continuum
    • 7.1. Emergency Care of Veterans with SCI/D
    • 7.2. Medical and Surgical Stabilization of New Injuries
    • 7.3. Rehabilitation
    • 7.4. SCI Comprehensive Preventative Health Evaluation
    • 7.5. Sustaining Medical, Surgical and Respite Care
    • 7.6. SCI Long Term Care (LTC)
    • 7.7. Mental Health Services
    • 7.8. Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC)
    • 7.9. Peer Counseling Services, Programs and Referrals
    • 7.10. Prosthetic Appliances and Medical Equipment
    • 7.11. Vocational Rehabilitation
    • 7.12. Recreation Therapy
    • 7.13. Family & Significant Others
  • 8. VA Home Modification Programs
    • 8.1. Making a Veteran’s Home Accessible
  • 9. Home Based Care and Services
    • 9.1. Personal Care Attendants (PCAs)
    • 9.2. Fee Basis Services
    • 9.3. Tele-Health Services
  • 10. Miscellaneous
    • 10.1. Transportation
    • 10.2. Income
    • 10.3. Other VA Benefits
    • 10.4. Housing
    • 10.5. Enrollment for VA SCI Care
    • 10.6. Health Management Issues

VA Prosthetics

  • 1. VA Handbook 1173.1 - Prosthetics Eligibility
    • 1.1. Purpose
    • 1.2. Eligibility
    • 1.3. Definitions
    • 1.4. Prosthetics Services Authorized
    • 1.5. Responsibility for Rendering Services
    • 1.6. VHA Headquarters Organziation and Responsibility
    • 1.7. Prosthetic Funding Management
    • 1.8. Prosthetic Reports
    • 1.9. Basic Records and Forms
  • 2. VA Handbook 1173.2 - Furnishing Prosthetic Appliances and Services
    • 2.1. Purpose
    • 2.2. Furnishing Appliances
    • 2.3. Stock Procurement
    • 2.4. Repairs to Appliances
    • 2.5. Loan of Appliances
    • 2.6. VA Prosthetics and Orthotic Laboratories
    • 2.7. VA Restoration Clinics
    • 2.8. VA Denver Distribution Center (DDC)
    • 2.9. Direct Purchasing by Prosthetic Activities Under COCP
    • 2.10. Prothetic Treatment Centers
    • 2.11. Major Medical and Special Equipment Committee (MMSEC)
    • 2.12. Visual Impairment Services Team (VIST)
    • 2.13. Appendix A – Amputee Clinic Teams
    • 2.14. Appendix B – Designated Prosthetic Treatment Centers
    • 2.15. Appendix C – Prosthetic – Orthotic Laboratories Authorized in VA Field Facilities
    • 2.16. Appendix D – Restoration Clinics Authorized in VA Field Facilities
  • 3. VA Handbook 1173.3 - Amputee Clinic Teams
    • 3.1. Purpose
    • 3.2. Amputee Clinic Teams
    • 3.3. Definitions
    • 3.4. Provision of Artificial Limbs
    • 3.5. VA Source for Artificial Limbs Purchased for VA Beneficiaries
    • 3.6. Stump Socks
    • 3.7. Commercial Sources
    • 3.8. Replacements
    • 3.9. Spare Artificial Limbs
    • 3.10. Commercial Repairs
  • 4. VA Handbook 1173.4 - Automotive Adaptive Equipment
    • 4.1. Purpose
    • 4.2. Background
    • 4.3. Definitions
    • 4.4. Scope
    • 4.5. Authority
    • 4.6. Reimbursement
    • 4.7. Adaptive Equipment
    • 4.8. Prosthetic Representative
    • 4.9. Guidelines for Physicians
    • 4.10. Driver Rehabilitation Specialist
    • 4.11. The Prescribing Physician
    • 4.12. Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
    • 4.13. Purchase of a Vehicle
    • 4.14. Guidelines that Apply When Furnishing Automotive Adaptive Equipment for Purchased or Leased Vehicles
    • 4.15. Modifications
    • 4.16. Repairs
    • 4.17. Disposition of Replaced Adaptive Equipment
    • 4.18. Unusual Requests
    • 4.19. Additional Automobile Adaptive Equipment
    • 4.20. Driver Rehabilitation Centers
  • 5. VA Handbook 1173.5 - Aids for the Blind and Visually Impaired
    • 5.1. Purpose
    • 5.2. Eligibility
    • 5.3. Definitions
    • 5.4. Responsibilities of the Facility Director
    • 5.5. Issuing Aids for the Blind
    • 5.6. Request Procedure
    • 5.7. Criteria for Issuance
    • 5.8. Training
    • 5.9. Replacement Appliances
    • 5.10. Duplicate issuance of Appliances
    • 5.11. Repairs
    • 5.12. Guide Dogs
    • 5.13. Stock Items
    • 5.14. Home Set-Up of Equipment
  • 6. VA Handbook 1173.6 - Wheelchairs and Special Mobility Aids
    • 6.1. Purpose
    • 6.2. Scope
    • 6.3. Classification of Commercial Source Wheelchairs
    • 6.4. Guidelines for Issuing Wheelchairs
    • 6.5. Spare Wheelchairs
    • 6.6. Wheelchair Replacement
    • 6.7. Repairs
  • 7. VA Handbook 1173.7 - Audiology and Speech Devices
    • 7.1. Purpose
    • 7.2. Scope
    • 7.3. Definitions
    • 7.4. Referrals
    • 7.5. Ear Molds (Acoustic Couplers)
    • 7.6. Procedures for Issuance of Batteries
    • 7.7. Speech and Communication Aids
    • 7.8. Replacement
    • 7.9. Spares
  • 8. VA Handbook 1173.8 - Medical Equipment and Supplies
    • 8.1. Purpose
    • 8.2. Definitions
    • 8.3. Scope
    • 8.4. Issuing Medical Equipment for Home Use
    • 8.5. Beneficiary Services Contract
    • 8.6. Patient Education and JCAHO Standards
    • 8.7. Medical Supplies
    • 8.8. Replacement and Spare Equipment
    • 8.9. Repairs
    • 8.10. Installations and Removals
    • 8.11. Issuance of Medical Equipment
  • 9. VA Handbook 1173.9 - Footwear and Foot Orthoses
    • 9.1. Purpose
    • 9.2. Scope
    • 9.3. Definitions
    • 9.4. Beneficiaries
    • 9.5. Shoe Modifications
    • 9.6. Orthopedic Footwear
    • 9.7. Appendix A – Footwear Prescription Guidelines
  • 10. VA Handbook 1173.10 - Orthotic Devices and Repairs
    • 10.1. Purpose
    • 10.2. Definitions
    • 10.3. Procedures
    • 10.4. Repairs to Orthotic Devices
    • 10.5. Replacement to Orthotic Devices
    • 10.6. Issuance of Duplicate Orthosis or Soft Goods
  • 11. VA Handbook 1173.11 - Ocular Prostheses and Facial Restorations
    • 11.1. Purpose
    • 11.2. Scope
    • 11.3. Definitions
    • 11.4. Procedures for Furnishing Appliances
    • 11.5. Appendix A – Restoration Clinics Authorized in VA Field Facilities
  • 12. VA Handbook 1173.12 - Prescription Optics and Low-Vision Devices
    • 12.1. Purpose
    • 12.2. Scope
    • 12.3. Definitions
    • 12.4. Eligibility
    • 12.5. Special Eyeglasses, Lenses, Tints, or Frames
    • 12.6. Replacement Eyeglasses
    • 12.7. Second Pair and Spare Eyeglasses
    • 12.8. Contact Lenses
    • 12.9. Replacement Contact Lenses
    • 12.10. Second Pair of Contact Lenses
    • 12.11. Procedures for Furnishing Prescription Optics
    • 12.12. Procuring Eyeglasses Using VA Forms 10-2914 and 10-2421
    • 12.13. Repairs to Eyeglasses
    • 12.14. Procedures for Furnished Repairs
    • 12.15. References
    • 12.16. Prescription Optics Mailed Directly to Veterans
    • 12.17. Appendix A – Care of Your Eyeglasses
    • 12.18. Appendix B – Bifocal Adaptation
  • 13. VA Handbook 1173.13 - Home Respiratory Care Program
    • 13.1. Purpose
    • 13.2. Scope
    • 13.3. Definitions
    • 13.4. Guidelines for Issuing Respiratory Equipment
    • 13.5. Procedures for Veterans on Ventilators
    • 13.6. Responsibilities
  • 14. VA Handbook 1173.14 - Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) Program
    • 14.1. Purpose
    • 14.2. Scope
    • 14.3. HISA Grants
    • 14.4. Eligibility
    • 14.5. Chargeable Improvement and Structural Alterations
    • 14.6. Non-chargeable Improvement and Structural Alterations
    • 14.7. HISA Program Responsibilities of Chief Prosthetics and Clinical Logistics Officer
    • 14.8. HISA Program Responsibilities of Facility Director (or VISN Prosthetic Representative)
    • 14.9. Responsibilities of the Facility HISA Committee
    • 14.10. Responsibilities of the Chief, PSAS
    • 14.11. Responsibilities of the Purchasing Agent
    • 14.12. Application for HISA Benefits
    • 14.13. Costing
    • 14.14. Inquiries
  • 15. VA Handbook 1173.15 - Clothing Allowance Benefit
    • 15.1. Purpose
    • 15.2. Definitions
    • 15.3. Scope
    • 15.4. Eligibility For Clothing Allowance
    • 15.5. Entitlement Criteria
    • 15.6. Clinical Evaluations/Re-Evaluations
    • 15.7. Schedule of Payment
    • 15.8. Prosthetic, Orthopedic Appliances and Skin Medications
    • 15.9. System Procedures
    • 15.10. Responsibilities
    • 15.11. Appendix A – Determining Entitlement
    • 15.12. Appendix B – Eligibility Notifications
  • 16. VA Handbook 1173.16 - Driver Rehabilitation for Veterans with Disabilities Program
    • 16.1. Purpose
    • 16.2. Background
    • 16.3. Definition
    • 16.4. Policy
    • 16.5. Responsibilities
    • 16.6. Other Requirements
    • 16.7. Staffing Qualifications
    • 16.8. Equipment
    • 16.9. Driver Rehabilitation Program Procedures
    • 16.10. References
    • 16.11. Appendix A – Department of Veterans Affairs(VA) Driver Rehabilitation Centers
    • 16.12. Appendix B – Suggested Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) And Adaptive Equipment For Drive Rehabilitation Vehicles
    • 16.13. Appendix C – Operational Guidelines
    • 16.14. Appendix D – Sample Of A Driver Rehabilitation Instructor Training Course
  • 17. VA Handbook 1173.17 - Home Telehealth Equipment Management Procedures
    • 17.1. Purpose
    • 17.2. Background
    • 17.3. Definition of the Care Coordinator
    • 17.4. Scope