Permanent & Total Eligibility Checker

Learn what Permanent and Total (P&T) status means, how it differs from a schedular 100% rating, and why it matters for dependents and future exams.

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Permanent & Total Eligibility Checker

Check whether your answers look consistent with Permanent and Total (P&T) status.

Total disability basis

Decision letter indicates permanent / P&TVA scheduled a future examinationDisabilities are static / unlikely to improveAge or protection factors likely apply

Result

Your answers look consistent with Permanent & Total status

Total disability basis: schedular 100%.
Your decision language indicates permanence / P&T annotation.
Disabilities described as static / unlikely to improve support permanence.

Next steps

Confirm CHAMPVA / DEA Chapter 35 eligibility with the VA if dependents need those benefits.
P&T unlocks or simplifies some dependent benefits — verify each program’s rules separately.
This checker is educational only and not a VA determination.

What Permanent and Total status means

P&T means the VA considers your total disability reasonably certain to continue throughout life. Total usually means schedular 100% or TDIU. Permanent means material improvement is not expected. A 100% rating is not automatically P&T if future exams are still planned.

If you are still working toward total disability, use the combined rating calculator and TDIU checker. Severe disabilities may also involve SMC.

Why P&T matters

P&T can affect dependent programs such as CHAMPVA and DEA Chapter 35, and may reduce routine re-examinations. Confirm each benefit’s rules separately. This checker is educational only and not affiliated with the VA.

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