FEDERAL
AGENCY:
VETERANS
BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
AUTHORIZATION:
38
U.S.C. 39.
To
provide financial assistance to certain disabled servicepersons
and veterans toward the purchase price of an automobile or other
conveyance and an additional amount for adaptive equipment deemed
necessary to insure the eligible person will be able to operate
or make use of the automobile or other conveyance. To provide adaptive
equipment only for certain other disabled veterans.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
Direct Payments for Specified Use.
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USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Assistance
toward purchase of an automobile or other conveyance is a one-time
payment only. Necessary adaptive equipment may be furnished, repaired,
replaced, or reinstalled on a conveyance which may be purchased
with assistance or any other conveyance subsequently or previously
acquired. Adaptive equipment will be provided for no more than two
conveyances during any 4-year period unless one of those two vehicles
becomes unavailable to the veteran.
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant
Eligibility: Veterans with honorable service
and servicepersons on duty having a service-connected disability
due to loss or permanent loss of use of one or both feet, one or
both hands, or a permanent impairment of vision of both eyes to
a prescribed degree. For adaptive equipment only, eligibility also
exists if there is service- connected ankylosis of one or both knees
or one or both hips. Personnel on active duty also qualify under
the same criteria as veterans.
Beneficiary
Eligibility: Disabled service members and
veterans.
Credentials/Documentation:
Military discharge certificate.
APPLICATION
AND AWARD PROCESS:
Pre-application
Coordination: None. This program is excluded
from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application
Procedure: An application (VA Form 21-4502)
may be obtained from any VA Office or Regional Office (see Appendix
IV of the Catalog) and submitted to the Regional Office.
Award
Procedure: Awards are authorized at the Regional
Office.
Deadlines:
None.
Range
of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not available.
Appeals:
Available through special board. In the event of a denial, claimants
are advised of appeal rights and procedures at the time of notification.
Renewals:
Not applicable.
ASSISTANCE
CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula
and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.
Length
and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable.
POST
ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Not applicable.
Audits:
Not applicable.
Records:
Not applicable.
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION:
Account
Identification: 36-0137-0-1-702.
Obligations:
(Direct Payments) FY 01 $35,061,000; FY 02 est $35,447,000; and
FY 03 est $35,447,000.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance:
No statutory maximum for adaptive equipment; $9,000 maximum
for automobile or other conveyance.
PROGRAM
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
In fiscal year 2001, 987 vehicles were purchased; estimate for fiscal
years 2002 and 2003 is 1,000 vehicles each year.
REGULATIONS,
GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
38 CFR 3.808. "Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents," VA
Pamphlet 80-00-1, $5.00, available from Superintendent of Documents,
P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954. The stock number is
051-000-00220-2.
INFORMATION
CONTACTS:
Regional
or Local Office: See Appendix IV of the Catalog
for Veterans Benefits Administration field offices.
Headquarters
Office: Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington,
DC 20420. Telephone: (202) 273-7210.
Web
Site Address: http://www.va.gov
EXAMPLES
OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
Not applicable.
CRITERIA
FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
Not applicable.
