VA health care is NOT considered a health insurance plan. VA is required to bill private health insurance providers for medical care, supplies and prescriptions provided for treatment of Veteransâ nonservice-connected conditions.
Vehicle Deficiency Claims and Bankruptcy. Lawsuits by automobile finance companies to collect deficiency claims often serve as the reason families end up in bankruptcy.
The independent claim stands by itself while a dependent claim always refers back and incorporates the language of another independent or dependent claim (see 35 U.S.C. Sec.112(3) and (4)). Below is an example of an independent and dependent claim for a golf club and bag security system (Pat. No. 5,973,596).