The Home Improvements and Structural Alterations program is available to veterans who have received a medical determination indicating that improvements and structural alterations are necessary or appropriate for the effective and economical treatment of his/her disability.
A veteran may receive both a HISA grant and either a Special Home Adatation grant or a Specially Adapted Housing grant at the same time.
The HISA program is available for both service-connected veterans and non-service connected veterans. The Department of Veteran Affairs has increased the amounts available under the HISA grant:
For service-connected condition, a veteran has up to $6,800 for Home Improvement benefits. For non-service-connected condition, veterans with a 50 percent service connected or more have up to $2,000 for home improvement benefits.
In order to receive a HISA grant, the veteran must first have a prescription from a VA or fee-basis physician. This must include:
* Specific items required
* The diagnosis with medical justification
* The veteran's name, address, SSN and phone number(s)
The veteran must complete VA Form 10-0103 and submit to the Prosthetic Department for process.
Examples of what HISA will pay for include:
* Allowing entrance or exit from veteran's home
* Improving access for use of essential lavatory and sanitary facilities
* Improving access to kitchen and bathroom counters
* Handrails
* Lowered electrical outlets and switches
* Improving paths or driveways
* Improving plumbing/electrical work for dialysis patients
HISA will not pay for:
* Walkways to exterior buildings
* Widening of driveways (in excess of a 7-by-6-foot area)
* Spa, hot tub or jacuzzi
* Exterior decking (in excess of 8-by-8 feet)
For more information about Home Improvement and Structural Alteration go to http://www.prosthetics.va.gov/HISA2.asp or call or visit Racine County Veterans Service Officer Ali Nelson at (262) 638-6667 or 6702, located at 1717 Taylor Ave., Racine.
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