VETERANS PRESS: Hey veterans, did you know?

VA travel pay reimbursement pays eligible Veterans and caregivers back for mileage and other travel expenses to and from approved health care appointments. Find out if you’re eligible and how to file a claim. 

Eligibility for general health care travel reimbursement

For veterans

As a Veteran, you may be eligible for reimbursement if you meet the requirements listed here. 

This must be true: 

You’re traveling for care at a VA health facility or for VA-approved care at a non-VA health facility in your community. 

And at least one of these must also be true: 

You have a VA disability rating of 30% or higher, or 

You’re traveling for treatment of a service-connected condition, even if your VA disability rating is less than 30%, or 

You receive a VA pension, or 

You have an income that’s below the maximum annual VA pension rate, or 

You can’t afford to pay for your travel, as defined by our guidelines, or 

You’re traveling for one of these reasons: A scheduled VA claim exam (also called a compensation and pension, or C&P, exam), to get a service dog, or for VA-approved transplant care  

For caregivers

We may pay for transportation and related lodging and meals for non-Veterans if the person meets any of these requirements. 

At least one of these must be true: 

The person is your family caregiver under the National Caregiver Program traveling to receive caregiver training or to support your care, or 

The person is your medically required attendant traveling with you to support your care, or 

The person is your transplant care donor or support person 

We may also pay for care for an allied beneficiary when the appropriate foreign government agency has authorized their care, or for the beneficiary of another federal agency when that agency has approved their care. 

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