| War Pensions Scheme
Am I eligible to claim?
How do I claim?
What is the claim process?
How will I be paid?
Supplementary Allowances
What if I want to make and appeal
Supplementary allowances
Supplementary allowances I Medical
treatment and care for War Pensioners I Other
allowances
Medical Treatment and care for War Pensioners
Appliances
If you have been prescribed an aid or appliance for your accepted condition(s), you should
get it free from your local hospital (or from your local authority social
services department if they are acting for your hospital). You may need
to show them your prescription exemption certificate.
If you need an artificial limb, the hospital will normally send you to a
limb-fitting centre who will supply the limb under the NHS.
We can only pay for artificial limbs in very special circumstances.
The Service Personnel and Veterans Agency will not normally pay for hearing
aids. The National Health Service is responsible for supplying hearing aids
to war pensioners.
Convalescence
Convalescent holidays may be approved if your accepted disablement prevents
you from taking a normal holiday in a hotel or boarding house when accompanied
by your usual carer. This is normally limited to 4 weeks in a period of
12 months. Breaks are usually taken in a registered
nursing home.
Home Nursing
Equipment
In the first instance you should approach your Health Authority for aids
and items of equipment for the management or alleviation of your accepted
condition. We can only pay for necessary, medically approved items if they are not provided by the NHS.
Hospital Travelling
Expenses
We can help pay your travelling expenses when you go to hospital for treatment
for the accepted conditions that we pay you a war pension for.
House Adaptation
Grants
This is a one off grant of up to £750 to make a contribution towards
the cost of adapting your home where the need for such an adaptation arises
wholly or mainly from your accepted disablement and provide that you cannot obtain a contribution from another source, such as Social Services. You must obtain approval from SPVA before
any costs are incurred.
Part-time Treatment
Allowance
This allowance is the same as for treatment allowance and is paid in addition
to your basic pension and is limited to the loss incurred. It is also subject
to a daily ceiling rate. You may be entitled if your treatment not your disability
stops you working for less than eight days but you still lose money.
Prescription
Refund
A prescription exemption certificate will usually be issued to you for your
accepted disability if you are under 65
Private Treatment
We only consider claims for private treatment where the treatment is not provided by the NHS, is essential and the need arises
wholly or mainly from the pensioned disablement. Prior approval must always be obtained from SPVA before
any costs are incurred.
Provision of Treatment Overseas
If you do not live in the UK, you may be able to get financial help with
cost of treatment required in connection with your accepted disablement.
Always get in touch with your Overseas Pensions Agent, or Department of
Veterans' Affairs before getting any treatment.
Please see individual addresses in Overseas
Services.
Skilled Nursing
Care
This is the provision
of long term care for severely disabled war pensioners, which is required
as a result of their accepted disablement. This provision is normally provided through
the mechanisms of the National Health Service.
Treatment Allowance
Treatment Allowance is paid at 100 per cent pension rate instead of your
normal war pension. You may be entitled to this if you are having medical,
surgical or rehabilitative treatment in hospital or at home for the conditions
we pay you a pension. It will only be paid if the treatment will help you
get better, you lose some of your earnings as the result of your treatment
and it is the treatment and not the conditions that stop you working for
eight days or more.
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