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Veterans enrolled in VA Health Care System and have one of the following:
From VHA Directive 1601A.02: Veterans are eligible to receive care in VA
CLCs if they meet the nursing home eligibility criteria and if VA
determines there is a need for a specific level of care and services
available in a particular VA CLC. Certain Veterans have mandatory
eligibility for nursing home care while other Veterans may be provided
nursing home care on a space and resource available basis.
Mandatory Eligibility for necessary nursing home care, when clinically
indicated:
i. Any Veteran in need of nursing home care for a service-connected (SC)
disability.
ii. Any Veteran in need of nursing home care who has a single or combined
SC disability rating of 70 percent or greater. This includes a Veteran with
a single disability rated 60 percent but who has a total disability rating
based on individual unemployability.
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