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Each document posted on the site includes a link to theĬorresponding official PDF file on. The documents posted on this site are XML renditions of published Federal Register, and does not replace the official print version or the official It is not an official legal edition of the Federal Category 4 status, despite incomes over attributable income limit, unless the Veteran qualifies for a higher priority category being priority categories 1, 2 or 3.This site displays a prototype of a “Web 2.0” version of the dailyįederal Register.Dependent in 3 or more activities of daily living (eating, dressing, toileting, transferring, incontinence of bowel, and/or bladder) with at least 3 of the being permanent with a score of 1, using the Katz Scale )īenefits specific to the catastrophically disabled classification:.Choose the scale evaluation that reflects the Veterans situation. There are three qualifying categories for this determination on the VA Form 10-0383 Evaluation:Ĭategory 1A : The Veteran is catastrophically disabled if the Veteran has one of the following permanent conditions: Quadriplegia and Quadriparesis, Paraplegia, Blindness, or Persistent Vegetative StateĬategory 1B : The Veteran is catastrophically disabled if the Veteran has a permanent condition resulting from two amputations that were not of the same limb.Ĭategory 2 : The Veteran is catastrophically disabled if the Veteran meets one of the following conditions. Lou Gehrig's Disease (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).Amputations- two amptuations but not of the same limb.Spinal Cord Injury-Quadriplegia and Quadriparesis or Paraplegia.The following is a list of some injuries, disorders and diseases that may qualify as a catastrophic disability: Note that the VA policy is to provide the evaluation wtihin 30 days of the request and there is no charge for the evaluation. Your VA physician may have to repeat certain tests, but bringing the evidence may speed up the evaluation process. If you have medical evidence of a permanent, severely disabling injury, disorder or disease, from a non-VA physician or hospital, bring a copy of the evidence with you. The Veteran should request to be evaluated by your VA primary care physician or VA Rehabilitation physician.the Enrollment Coordinator at their local VA health care facility, or.A Veteran requests the evaluation by contacting:.A VA Clinician determines that there is sufficient medical documentation without further evaluation.The catastrophically disabled evaluation occurs when: However, Veterans of this status may still be subject to copayments for extended care, long-term care, services. As of Per Public Law 111-163, the Caregiver and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2011, Catastrophically disabled veterans are exempted from inpatient, outpatient, and prescription copays.The Veteran will be placed into priority group 4 ,unless eligible for a higher priority group.Requires constant supervision to avoid physical harm to oneself or others.īenefits of the Catastrophically Disabled determination:.Compromises their ability to carry out activities of daily living to such a degree that one requires personal or mechanical assistance to leave home or bed or.Veterans are Catastrophically Disabled when their injury, disorder or disease: