WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: President Elect Donald Trump arrives on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2017 in Washington, DC. In today's inauguration ceremony Donald J. Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States.
Eligibility for VA Disability. If youâre a veteran suffering from arthritis, there are a number of ways you may be eligible for VA disability. Most specifically, if you were diagnosed with arthritis within a year of being discharged from service, you are presumed to have an impairment that is service-connected.
CHAMPVA provides coverage to the spouse or widow(er) and to the children of a Veteran who: 1  Is rated permanently and totally disabled due to a service-connected disability, or.  Was rated permanently and totally disabled due to a service-connected condition at the time of death, or.