The veteran's application for enrollment in the VA healthcare system was denied because he does not have a compensable service-connected disability and his income status does not qualify him for special eligibility categories.
The deciding factor: The veteran is assigned to priority category 8 due to lack of compensable service-connected disabilities, and his application was received after January 17, 2003, which restricted enrollment to those in priority group 8 who were already enrolled as of that date.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 10, 2007
- Citation
- 0724973
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