Automobiles and Adaptive Equipment for Certain Disabled Veterans and Members of the Armed Forces (64.100)
Program
64.100 Automobiles and Adaptive Equipment for Certain Disabled Veterans and Members of the Armed Forces
Federal Agency
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Authorization
38 U.S.C. 39.
Program Number
64.100
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
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.
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
Preapplication 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
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.
Program Accomplishments
In fiscal year 2001, 987 vehicles were purchased; estimate for fiscal years 2002 and 2003 is 1,000 vehicles each year.
Financial Information
Account Identification
36-0137-0-1-702.
Obligations
(Direct Payments) FY 02 $35,061,000; FY 03 est $35,447,000; and FY 04 est $35,447,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
No statutory maximum for adaptive equipment; $9,000 maximum for automobile or other conveyance.
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.
Related Programs
64.013, Veterans Prosthetic Appliances.
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
Examples of Funded Projects
Not applicable.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Not applicable.
