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ATTACHMENT D2 - HOUMA

Table of Veteran Enrollment Priorities

· Veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart;

· Veterans whose discharge was for a disability that was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty;

· Veterans with service connected disabilities rated 10% to 20% disabling;

· Veterans awarded special eligibility classification due to having been disabled by treatment or vocational rehabilitation.

· Veterans who have been determined by the VA to be catastrophically disabled.

· Veterans receiving VA pension benefits

· Veterans eligible for Medicaid benefits

· Mexican Border War veterans

· Veterans solely seeking care for disorders associated with:

· Exposure to herbicides whiles serving in Vietnam; or

· Exposure to ionizing radiation during atmospheric testing or during the occupation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; or

· For disorders associated with service in the Gulf War

· For any illness associated with service in combat in a war after the Gulf War or during a period of hostility after November 11, 1998; or

· Compensable 0% service connected veterans

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Veterans with income and/or net worth above the VA Means Test threshold and income below the HUD geographic index who agree to pay specified co-payments

· Sub priority a: Non-compensable 0% service connected veterans who were enrolled in the VA Health Care System on a specified date and who have remained enrolled since that date

· Sub priority c: Non-service connected veterans who were enrolled in the VA Health Care System on a specified date and who have remained enrolled since that date

· Sub priority e: Non-compensable 0% service connected veterans not included in Sub priority a above

· Sub priority g: Non-service connected veterans not included in Sub priority c above

· Sub priority a: Non-compensable 0% service connected veterans enrolled as of January 16, 2003 and who have remained enrolled since that date

· Sub priority c: Non-service connected veterans enrolled as of January 16, 2003 and who have remained enrolled since that date

· Sub priority e: Non-compensable 0% service connected veterans applying for enrollment after January 16, 2003

· Sub priority g: Non-service connected veterans applying for enrollment after January 16, 2003

The term “service connected disabilities” means impairments to health and functioning due to the veteran’s period of service in the Armed Forces. The Veterans in Priority Groups One, Two, Three, and Four are exempt from the annual means test.