La. Admin. Code tit. 4 § VII-973

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section VII-973 - Award Amounts

A. The maximum dollar amount that may be awarded on behalf of an activated military person for a need-based claim per 12 month period is $10,000.

B. One uniform maximum dollar amount that may be awarded on behalf of an activated military person for a onetime lump sum award shall be $700. With respect to onetime lump sum awards, the following shall apply.

1. An eligible applicant may be awarded an additional one-time lump sum award for cost directly related to a service related death or an injury with a greater than 50 percent residual disability.

2. One-time lump sum awards are in addition to, and not in lieu of, need-based awards.

3. A one-time lump sum award may be made only when extenuating circumstances are present. Extenuating circumstances include, but are not limited to:

a. the circumstance in which the injured military person is recuperating in a location away from home that necessitates travel by family members to visit with the injured military person. Costs associated with transportation, lodging, meals, and other related matters not covered by any other source to enable family members to visit an activated military person with a service related injury with a greater than 50 percent residual disability, whether the extent of the disability has been determined at the time application is made or is reasonably anticipated to result in a greater than 50 percent residual disability at the time application is made, may be requested;

b. the circumstance in which the funeral of an activated military person necessitates travel by family members to attend the funeral. Costs associated with transportation, lodging, meals, and other related matters not covered by any other source to enable family members to attend the funeral of an activated military person may be requested;

c. the circumstance in which the absence of family members to visit the injured activated military person or attend the funeral of the activated military person creates financial needs for the care of a home, pets, children, or others when the financial need is not covered by any other source;

d. such other extenuating circumstances as may be determined on a case-by-case basis by the fund committee.

4. Family members of activated military personnel who are listed as missing in action or prisoner of war by the U.S. Department of Defense shall be eligible for the lump sum award. The activated military person must be listed as missing in action or a prisoner of war on or after September 11, 2001.

C. With respect to grants for transportation and other related costs of activated military personnel, the following shall apply.

1. One transportation request shall be approved per person per period of mobilization, and pay no greater than $500 per applicant.

2. The utilization of the lowest cost fare and group rates with other applicants, where practicable, shall be encouraged.

3. The awarded amount shall be subtracted from the maximum dollar amount of $10,000 per applicant per 12-month period.

4. Consideration for assistance will be limited to activated military personnel whose deployment is for overseas only.

5. Requests for assistance must have the approval from the adjutant general and/or commanding officer.

La. Admin. Code tit. 4, § VII-973

Promulgated by the Office of the Governor, Department of Veterans Affairs, LR 37:1608 (June 2011), Amended LR 451591 (11/1/2019).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 46:121 et seq.