Compensation
Pension
State Programs
Health Benefits
Potpouri
100

The VA rating schedule is generally based on this principle

What is the average impairment in earning capacity resulting from such diseases and injuries and their residual conditions in civil occupations.

100

Assets plus annual income minus reoccurring medical expenses.

What is the formula for establishing net worth?

100

This benefit provides financial assistance to a Veteran or surviving spouse when they are disabled and prevented from working at their usual/normal occupation for at least 30 days or without a disabling medical condition within one year of the Veteran's death.

What is subsistence?

100

This is a health benefits program in which the Department of Veterans Affairs shares the cost of certain health care services and supplies, with eligible beneficiaries.

What is CHAMPVA?

100

In-service event/occurrence, nexus and chronic condition

What are the 3 elements of a claim?

200

This form is required for submitting a formal compensation claim.

What is the VA Form 21-526EZ

200

A monthly VA payment available to certain veterans who are permanently and totally disabled (or presumed so because of age or other factors) and in financial need

What is VA non service connected disability pension?

200

This is the maximum annual amount in routine dental assistance a veteran or their dependents can each receive.

What is $1500.00?

200

This new law expands access to VA health care and benefits for Veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxic substances.

What is the PACT Act?

200

This action is used to contest a proposal by the VA to take an adverse action against a veteran such as a reduction or incompetency finding.

What is a Pre-determination hearing?

300

The VA will not award benefits for a veteran's in-service injuries if it occurred as a result of this.

What is the veteran's willful misconduct

300

These are the levels of VA pension.

What is basic, housebound and aid and attendance?

300

This program provides one-time financial assistance to a veteran or surviving spouse who is experiencing a financial crisis and who can demonstrate their financial need cannot be met with existing income and assets.

What is the Veterans Relief Grant?

300

You are in this Priority group if you have a service-connected disability that we’ve rated as 50% or more disabling, or You have a service-connected disability that we’ve concluded makes you unable to work (also called unemployable), or You received the Medal of Honor (MOH)

What is Priority group 1?

300


4/6/17 - 11/11/18; 12/7/41 - 12/31/46; 

6/27/50 - 1/31/55; 8/5/64 - 5/7/75;

8/2/90 - Present


What are wartime periods established by congress.

400

This is necessary to submit this, along with VA Form 20-0995, for a claimant to establish a Supplemental Review.

What is new and relevant evidence.

400

This is the age in which the VA considers a veteran to be totally disabled for pension purposes.

What is age 65?

400

This program provides education assistance to eligible Minnesota Veterans, currently serving military, National Guard and Reserve members who served after September 11, 2001 and eligible spouses and children.

What is the Minnesota GI Bill?

400

DAILY DOUBLE!

This VA program will pay for emergency care received outside the United States for service connected conditions.

What is the Foreign Medical Program (FMP)?

400

Denis Richard McDonough

Whos is the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)?

500

This is the date a veteran will receive his first compensation check when the effective date of the claim is 7/4/24.

What is 9/1/24?

500

This rule establishes the maximum amount of net worth a claimant can have when applying for Pension.

What is the Bright Line rule?

500

MN Statute 197.447

What is the statute that defines a veteran for MDVA purposes?

500

The VHA will only cover transportation costs for emergency care if the veteran is eligible for this.

What is beneficiary travel pay.

500

These centers located in 33 cities provide veterans who are homeless and at risk of homelessness with one-stop access to community-based, multiagency services to promote permanent housing, health and mental health care, career development and access to VA and non-VA benefits.

What are the Community Resource and Referral Centers (CRRCs)?

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