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>> Locate Federal Benefits >> U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

WHAT IS IT: BENEFITS REPORT

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Additional information on Federal benefits may be found through:

bullet U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Details appear below for each of the benefit programs you selected to be included in this Benefits Report. Based on the information you provided, it appears that you may be eligible to participate in or receive benefits from these programs (GovBenefits.gov cannot guarantee your eligibility).

IMPORTANT: This information will be lost once you leave the GovBenefits.gov website.

You may wish to print this report for future reference. Created on Oct. 18, 2004

Program name Am I eligible?
Beneficiary Travel Am I eligible?

Eligibility criteria
In order to qualify for this benefit program, you must be a military veteran traveling for a service-connected condition either involving a compensation and pension exam or to receive Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or medical care.

Description
Veterans who are determined eligible for beneficiary travel may be reimbursed a mileage allowance for authorized travel. The current allowable reimbursement amount of 11 cents per mile with a $3 deductible for each one-way visit, or $6 for each round-trip visit, and caps at $18 per month. Once the monthly cap is met, full allowable mileage reimbursement may be claimed for the remainder of the month for each scheduled visit. To receive reimbursement, eligible veterans must be traveling to VA facility for medical care, and at the end of the visit, they must request reimbursement.

Managing organization
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs http://www.va.gov/

Program contact information & web resources
For more information you can call:
877-222-VETS

You can also visit
http://www.las-vegas.med.va.gov/Enroll/lev2enrollment.htm

Or contact your local VA Medical Facility.

  
 
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