The Veteran's income for the year 2005 exceeded the threshold required for cost-free VA health care, without a copayment. As such, his eligibility status was changed to 'copayment required' by the HEC.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's gross household income for 2005 exceeded the 2005 VA National Means Test threshold for a Veteran with one dependent, making him ineligible for cost-free VA health care without copayments.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2010
- Citation
- 1022198
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What this means for you
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