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Department of Veterans Affairs

Automobile and Special Adaptive Equipment Grants

Financial assistance, in the form of a grant, is available to purchase a new or used automobile to accommodate a veteran with certain disabilities that resulted from an injury or disease incurred or aggravated during active military service.  The grant may also be paid, if disabilities are a result of medical treatment, examination, vocational rehabilitation, or compensated work therapy provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

The grant if paid directly to the seller of the automobile for the total price (up to $11,000) of the automobile.  The veteran may only receive the automobile grant once in his/her lifetime.

A veteran must have one of the following disabilities to qualify for the automobile grant:

Those qualified for the automobile grant, and veterans with ankylosis (immobility of the joint) of one or both knees or hips resulting from an injury or disease incurred or aggravated by active military service may also qualify for the adaptive equipment grant.

Adaptive equipment includes, but is not limited to, power steering, power brakes, power windows, power seats, and special equipment necessary to assist the eligible person into and out of the vehicle.  Contact should be made with your local VA medical center's Prosthetic Department (1-800-324-8387 for Ocala/Gainesville area in Florida) prior to purchasing any equipment. 

The adaptive equipment rant my be paid more than once, and it may be paid to either the seller or the veteran.

You can apply for the automobile and/or the special adaptive equipment grant by completing VA Form 21-4502, Application for Automobile or Other Conveyance and Adaptive Equipment and submitting it to our local VA regional office.  The instructions of the VA Form 21-4502 contain a list of adaptive equipment that has been pre-approved for particular disabilities.

For more information, Call Toll-Free 1-800-827-1000 or Visit http://www.va.gov

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