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2 VA Health Care Chapter 1viewpublication.asp?pub_ID=1089The following four categories of veterans are not required to enroll,but are urged to do so to permit better planning of health resources:1. Veterans with a service-connected disability of 50 percent ormore.2. Veterans seeking care for a disability the military determinedwas incurred or aggravated in the line of duty, but which VAhas not yet rated, within 12 months of discharge.3. Veterans seeking care for a service-connected disability only.4. Veterans seeking registry examinations (Ionizing Radiation,Agent Orange, Gulf War/Operation Iraqi Freedom andDepleted Uranium).Priority GroupsDuring enrollment, each veteran is assigned to a priority group. VAuses priority groups to balance demand for VA health care enrollmentwith resources. Changes in available resources may reducethe number of priority groups VA can enroll. If this occurs, VA willpublicize the changes and notify affected enrollees. A description ofpriority groups follows:Group 1: Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 50 percentor more and/or veterans determined by VA to be unemployabledue to service-connected conditions.Group 2: Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 30 or 40percent.Group 3: Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 10and 20 percent; veterans who are former Prisoners of War (POW)or were awarded a Purple Heart medal; veterans awarded specialeligibility for disabilities incurred in treatment or participation in a VAVocational Rehabilitation program; and veterans whose dischargewas for a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty.Group 4: Veterans receiving aid and attendance or houseboundbenefits and/or veterans determined by VA to be catastrophicallydisabled.Group 5: Veterans receiving VA pension benefits or eligible forMedicaid programs, and non service-connected veterans and non-