Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act

Key Points

• Raises how much the Veterans Affairs Department can pay for certain home changes tied to home health care, like ramps or bathroom updates.
• Sets a higher cap for new applicants after the law takes effect ($10,000) and a lower amount ($6,800) for some people who applied earlier but are later found service-connected.
• Automatically increases these dollar caps each year if home construction costs go up, so the benefit can keep pace over time.
• Limits veterans to no more than three separate home improvement or structural alteration projects under this program.
• Says veterans who already used up their eligibility before this law would not get extra benefits just because the caps changed.