HEALTH CARE COVERAGE FOR DEPENDENTS OF TOTALLY DISABLED VETERANS

The VA will provide health care insurance coverage for the dependents or survivors of certain totally disabled (whether rated 100% or by reason of Individual Unemployability) Veterans under the Civilian Health and Medical Program, VA (CHAMPVA).  For eligibility under this program, the Veteran-sponsor must:

• Be rated permanently totally disabled from service-connected disability;
• Have died on active duty, in the line of duty;
• Have died from a service-connected disability; or
• Have been rated service-connected and permanently totally disabled at the time of death from any cause but not willful misconduct.