If an incarcerated Veteran is confined to a prison hospital for treatment of an d. Awarding a Hospitalization SC disability in excess of 21 days, the Veteran may be eligible for Rating for hospitalization benefits. Admission of an Incarcerated For information on the effect of imprisonment on benefit Reference: Veteran payments, see M21-1, Part III, Subpart v, 8.A. e. Awarding a In cases in which two or more SC disabilities exist for which the provisions of Hospitalization would apply, increase the evaluation of only of the disabilities to 100 one Rating for percent. Multiple SC Conditions Do the provisions of when a Veteran f. When the not Provisions of 38 CFR 4.29 Do is treated as a resident in a State Veterans’ home Not is currently receiving a total rating for the disability for which hospitalization was required is a resident in a VA domiciliary program, or is a participant in a live-in/work out program being utilized to facilitate transition to community living. Exceptions: Hospitalization in excess of 21 days for an SC disability in a medical facility located at a State Veterans’ home may entitle the Veteran to hospitalization benefits. Veterans are entitled to hospitalization benefits for treatment in excess of 21 days in a day hospital program if the treatment is consistent with hospital care for a SC disability even though they are concurrently required to be housed in a VA domiciliary. Notes: A 100-percent evaluation under in combination with another SC disability, independently rated 60 percent or more disabling, entitles the Veteran to statutory Housebound benefits under . Hospital care, for the purpose of , is defined as the provision of services unique to the course of hospitalization for a SC disability. Domiciliary care involves the furnishing of a home to a Veteran with shelter, food, clothing, and other comforts of home, including necessary medical services. For more information on References: the definition of hospital care, see and the definition of domiciliary care, see and 23 Vet.App. 284 (2009). Use the table below to determine the effective date of hospitalization ratings. g. Effective Dates of
d. Awarding a Hospitalization Rating for Admission of an Incarcerated Veteran If an incarcerated Veteran is confined to a prison hospital for treatment of an SC disability in excess of 21 days, the Veteran may be eligible for hospitalization benefits. Reference: For information on the effect of imprisonment on benefit payments, see M21-1, Part III, Subpart v, 8.A. e. Awarding a Hospitalization Rating for Multiple SC Conditions In cases in which two or more SC disabilities exist for which the provisions of would apply, increase the evaluation of only one of the disabilities to 100 percent. f. When the Provisions of 38 CFR 4.29 Do Not Do not the provisions of when a Veteran is treated as a resident in a State Veterans’ home is currently receiving a total rating for the disability for which hospitalization was required is a resident in a VA domiciliary program, or is a participant in a live-in/work out program being utilized to facilitate transition to community living. Exceptions: Hospitalization in excess of 21 days for an SC disability in a medical facility located at a State Veterans’ home may entitle the Veteran to hospitalization benefits. Veterans are entitled to hospitalization benefits for treatment in excess of 21 days in a day hospital program if the treatment is consistent with hospital care for a SC disability even though they are concurrently required to be housed in a VA domiciliary. Notes: A 100-percent evaluation under in combination with another SC disability, independently rated 60 percent or more disabling, entitles the Veteran to statutory Housebound benefits under . Hospital care, for the purpose of , is defined as the provision of services unique to the course of hospitalization for a SC disability. Domiciliary care involves the furnishing of a home to a Veteran with shelter, food, clothing, and other comforts of home, including necessary medical services. References: For more information on the definition of hospital care, see and the definition of domiciliary care, see and 23 Vet.App. 284 (2009). g. Effective Dates of Use the table below to determine the effective date of hospitalization ratings.