What this means
m21-1:VI.iii.1 explains awards to veterans in the armed forces retirement home or st. elizabeth’s hospital. In plain terms, the official guidance says the Roanoke Regional Office (RO) has exclusive jurisdiction over a claim during the time a Veteran lives at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, DC. It also addresses continue direct payments of disability compensation to a wartime Veteran even though the Veteran lives at the Armed Forces Retirement Home.
How this may help with a claim
Use m21-1:VI.iii.1 as an internal VA audit trail for awards to veterans in the armed forces retirement home or st. elizabeth’s hospital, not as a promise of a particular result. Compare the actions recorded in your claim file or decision notice with this source-specific detail: The Roanoke Regional Office (RO) has exclusive jurisdiction over a claim during the time a Veteran lives at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, DC. Continue direct payments of disability compensation to a wartime Veteran even though the Veteran lives at the Armed Forces Retirement Home. If the record does not show the expected action, identify the missing step precisely when asking VA or an accredited representative to review the file.
What to review in your file
- Check the file against this official condition: when to continue payments of disability compensation
- Confirm that the record or notice addresses this source point: making payments when the Veteran leaves the Armed Forces Retirement Home, and
- Document how this stated step or exception applies: VI.iii.1.1.b. When to Continue Payments of Disability Compensation
Important limits
m21-1:VI.iii.1 is primarily internal workflow guidance about awards to veterans in the armed forces retirement home or st. elizabeth’s hospital. It can help identify what VA was expected to document, but it does not by itself create a claimant deadline, a freestanding entitlement, or a guaranteed remedy. The source also states: The Roanoke Regional Office (RO) has exclusive jurisdiction over a claim during the time a Veteran lives at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, DC. Treasurer Armed Forces Retirement Home A/C [Initials and Surname of Veteran] Washington, DC 20315
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Original VA guidance
The official VA text of this section
Overview
In This Chapter
This chapter contains the topic “ Awards to Veterans in the Armed Forces Retirement Home or St. Elizabeth's Hospital.”
1. Awards to Veterans in the Armed Forces Retirement Home or St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Introduction
This topic contains information on handling awards and payments to Veterans who live either at the Armed Forces Retirement Home or St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, including
- jurisdiction for handling awards
- when to continue payments of disability compensation
- where to send payments
- making payments when the Veteran leaves the Armed Forces Retirement Home, and
- making payments for Veterans in St. Elizabeth’s Hospital.
Change Date
April 29, 2019
VI.iii.1.1.a. Jurisdiction for Handling Awards
The Roanoke Regional Office (RO) has exclusive jurisdiction over a claim during the time a Veteran lives at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, DC.
Upon receipt of notice that a Veteran resides at the Armed Forces Retirement Home,
- update the Veteran’s address in the system, and
- permanently transfer the claims folder (or jurisdiction over the electronic claims folder) to the Roanoke RO.
VI.iii.1.1.b. When to Continue Payments of Disability Compensation
Continue direct payments of disability compensation to a wartime Veteran even though the Veteran lives at the Armed Forces Retirement Home.
VI.iii.1.1.c. Where to Send Payments
While a Veteran is residing at the Armed Forces Retirement home, make disability pension or compensation payments under a consolidated voucher to the following address:
Treasurer Armed Forces Retirement Home A/C [Initials and Surname of Veteran] Washington, DC 20315
Exceptions: Do not change the payment address if
- payments were being made to a fiduciary at the time of admission to the Armed Forces Retirement Home, or
- the benefit is disability compensation and the Veteran has wartime service.
VI.iii.1.1.d. Making Payments When the Veteran Leaves the Armed Forces Retirement Home
Use the table below to determine how to make payments to a Veteran who leaves the Armed Forces Retirement Home.
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| If the Veteran … | Then … |
|---|---|
| is paid under a consolidated voucher to the Armed Forces Retirement Home | change the address to pay the Veteran directly, and zero out the consolidated pay number. |
| is transferred to St. Elizabeth’s Hospital as an Armed Forces Retirement Home patient | continue payments through the consolidated voucher. |
| leaves the Armed Forces Retirement Home before the Department of Veterans Affairs takes award action | ignore the period of residence at the Armed Forces Retirement Home, and pay all benefits due directly to the Veteran. |
VI.iii.1.1.e. Making Payments for Veterans in St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Use the table below to determine how to make payments to Veterans who are institutionalized in St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, in Washington, DC.
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| If … | Then … |
|---|---|
| an incompetent Veteran without a fiduciary is a patient in St. Elizabeth’s Hospital | follow procedures for requesting the appointment of a fiduciary as shown in M21-1, Part X, Subpart ii, 6.C.1. Reference: For more information on hospitalized beneficiaries, see M21-1, Part X, Subpart ii, 6.F. |
| the Veteran is rated competent even though retained at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital | pay benefits directly to the Veteran. |