Apply for medical treatment for war victims

As an injured person, you are entitled to treatment for recognized health disorders. If you are severely disabled, benefits will also be granted for conditions that are not covered; under the same conditions, the family members and caregivers of the...

As an injured person, you are entitled to treatment for recognized health disorders. If you are severely disabled, benefits will also be granted for conditions that are not covered; under the same conditions, the family members and caregivers of the severely disabled and all surviving dependents can claim medical treatment.
The type and scope of the services generally correspond to those of statutory health insurance.
The treatment includes

outpatient medical and dental treatment,
supply of medicines and bandages,
Supply of remedies including physiotherapy, movement therapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy
provision of dentures,
treatment in a hospital,
treatment in a rehabilitation facility,
Home care,
supply of aids,
stress testing and occupational therapy,
non-medical social pediatric services,
Psychotherapy as medical and psychotherapeutic treatment and sociotherapy.

Important notes

Prerequisites

Health disorders recognized as the result of damage or caused by a recognized consequence of damage (causality)

Documents required

Application (informal possible)
Notification of recognition according to the social compensation law

Deadlines

Services are only provided upon request.

Procedure & Fees

Procedure

Health and medical treatment services are generally provided upon application. The following benefits are provided directly by the responsible pension office and can be applied for there:

dentures
aids
exercise therapy
speech therapy
occupational therapy
stress testing
occupational therapy
spa treatments,
replacement services,
disabled physical exercises

All other services are provided by the health insurance company for the care administration.
If a beneficiary is not a member of a health insurance company, they should contact the responsible pension administration.

Processing time

The treatment is usually provided immediately. Certain services (e.g. orthopedic care, dentures) must be checked in an approval process and should therefore be applied for in good time.

Fees

If only the consequences of damage are treated within the usual framework, no co-payments or deductibles may be charged.

Legal notes

Legal basis

§ 10 to § 24 Federal Supply Act (BVG) ( http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/bvg/__10.html )