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thank you for joining us today for our cck live discussion my name is Maura black I'm
a managing attorney here at Chisholm Chisholm in Kilpatrick I'm joined by Claire Babcock an
accredited VA claims agent today we are discussing five benefits that are available to Veterans rated
at 100 percent or in other words receiving a total rating for their service-connected disabilities
veterans who are rated at 100 have been assigned the highest possible scheduler
disability rating that there is so if a veteran has a 100 rating they either have
one service connected condition that meets the 100 rating criteria specified for that condition
multiple service connected conditions with individual ratings combining to
100 or a total disability rating based on individual unemployability or tdiu
again veterans rated at 100 are considered totally disabled and this total disability
rating is reserved for veterans with extremely debilitating service connected conditions
the first benefit available to some veterans with the total rating is the possibility of having
permanent and total status VA deems a disability permanent when it is reasonably certain based on
medical evidence that the level of impairment will continue for the rest of the veterans life
and if a veteran has a permanent and total rating their rating shouldn't be reduced
it's rare for a reduction to be appropriate for a veteran who has a permanent and total
rating there are specific rules in place for when a reduction could occur but again those instances
are rare and so if you need more information on this discrete topic please visit our blog
or the video that we've linked below below this post here the next benefit available to Veterans
with a 100 rating relates to Health Care veterans with a 100 disability rating meet the eligibility
requirements for priority Group 1 for Health Care purposes so this priority level comes with
benefits like preventative care hospitalization Services geriatrics Extended Care and More
and veterans in priority group one that Claire just spoke about that have a permit and total
rating are also entitled to Emergency Care outside of the veterans Health Administration for any
disability this Emergency Care is at va's expense and the veteran must simply show that VA was not
reasonably available to provide the care that they needed at the time to be entitled to this benefit
another Healthcare benefit available to Veterans with a 100 rating is the
civilian health and medical programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs or champ VA
champ VA is a healthcare program where VA will share the cost of certain covered health care
services that exist for the spouses and children of disabled veterans with 100 disability ratings
another benefit that's available to 100 disabled veterans is the option to present their veteran
Health identification card to gain entry to the Department of Defense and Coast Guard
installations some commissary stores and at the point of sale at commissaries exchanges
and morale welfare and recreational retail activities to complete their transactions
this will allow veterans to access free tax-free shopping and add a discount When shopping on post
disabled veterans with total ratings can also look into benefits that their individual state
provides such as those associated with property taxes and vehicle registration veterans with a
100 rating might request a property tax waiver though the qualification requirements differ
from state to state veterans may also qualify for free vehicle registration depending on
where they live great thanks Claire and thank you all for tuning in today if you
would like to access more information on VA benefits and other benefits that are
available for veterans rated at 100 please view our blog post Linked In the description
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