The Veteran's wife, R.M.B., is not eligible for CHAMPVA benefits because the Veteran has a combined service-connected disability rating of 20 percent and a combined percentage disability evaluation of 100 percent due to his treatment at VA facilities. The eligibility requirement for CHAMPVA benefits does not include quasi-service-connection under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's wife is not eligible for CHAMPVA benefits as the Veteran has a combined service-connected disability rating of 20 percent and a combined percentage disability evaluation of 100 percent due to his treatment at VA facilities, which does not meet the eligibility requirement for CHAMPVA benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- bronchial asthma, old left sciatic nerve injury, mainly residuals, chronic tonsillitis with tonsillectomy, scars, right leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- October 20, 2014
- Citation
- 1446409
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