9. Home Based Care and Services

Title 38 - Part 3

2. VA Benefits- Legal Bases for Benefits
1. Veterans Benefits
- 1.1. Introduction
- 1.2. Overview of the Veterans Benefits System
3. Veterans Benefits-Veterans Law
4. Veterans Benefits- Eligibility
5. Veteran Benefit- Service Connected Disability Compensation
6. VA Compensation-Service Connected Disability Conditions due to Legal Presumptions
7. VA Compensation Claims-Special Rules
8. VA Pension Non-Service Connected Disability
9. Veteran Benefits-Other Non-Healthcare VA Benefits
10. Veteran Benefits-Survivors Benefits
11. Types of VA Claims
12. Filing Claim-Evidentiary Issues
13. VA Benefits-Filing a Claim/Refer to Veterans Guide to VA Claim Filing
14. Filed Claim - What Happens Next?
Appendix I - General
Appendix II - Military Records
Appendix III - VA Compensation Rate Tables
Appendix IV - VA Pension Rate Tables
- 1. 2022 VA Pension Table
- 2. 2022 VA Survivors Pension Table

1. Who's Eligible for VA Healthcare?
2. What Healthcare Services Does the VA Provide?
3. Geriatrics and Extended Care
4. VA Facilities by State
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?
7. Patient Rights and Responsibilities
- 7.1. Respect and Nondiscrimination

1. What's a VA Claim?
2. Obtaining a Decision
- 2.1. Obtaining a Decision
3. VA Award Processing
4. Benefit Payments
- 4.1. Benefit Payments
5. Retroactive Benefits
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
10. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC)
11. Further Appeals
- 11.1. Further Appeals
12. Increasing, Reducing and Severing Disability Ratings

1. VA Compensation and Pension Forms
2. Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E), formerly called VA Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Forms
3. Disability Benefits Questionnaires (DBQ)
- 3.1. Disability Benefits Questionnaire (DBQ) Forms
4. Military Separation/National Archives Forms

1. SCI/D System Overview
2. System Responsibilities
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
6. SCI Support Clinic/Primary Care Team in the Non-SCI Center
7. System of Care Continuum
8. VA Home Modification Programs
- 8.1. Making a Veteran’s Home Accessible
9. Home Based Care and Services
10. Miscellaneous

1. VA Handbook 1173.1 - Prosthetics Eligibility
2. VA Handbook 1173.2 - Furnishing Prosthetic Appliances and Services
3. VA Handbook 1173.3 - Amputee Clinic Teams
4. VA Handbook 1173.4 - Automotive Adaptive Equipment
5. VA Handbook 1173.5 - Aids for the Blind and Visually Impaired
6. VA Handbook 1173.6 - Wheelchairs and Special Mobility Aids
7. VA Handbook 1173.7 - Audiology and Speech Devices
8. VA Handbook 1173.8 - Medical Equipment and Supplies
9. VA Handbook 1173.9 - Footwear and Foot Orthoses
10. VA Handbook 1173.10 - Orthotic Devices and Repairs
11. VA Handbook 1173.11 - Ocular Prostheses and Facial Restorations
12. VA Handbook 1173.12 - Prescription Optics and Low-Vision Devices
13. VA Handbook 1173.13 - Home Respiratory Care Program
14. VA Handbook 1173.14 - Home Improvements and Structural Alterations (HISA) Program
15. VA Handbook 1173.15 - Clothing Allowance Benefit
16. VA Handbook 1173.16 - Driver Rehabilitation for Veterans with Disabilities Program
17. VA Handbook 1173.17 - Home Telehealth Equipment Management Procedures