BillM223
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Deductions & credits

Yes, you would be able to mark Self-only in this case. This is because of the IRS's Question #20 in IRS Notice 2015-87.

 

Essentially, the IRS admitted that since Congress did not want to punish veterans from having access to an HSA and because the IRS understood that most care provided to veterans was probably related to the service disability (and would not be worth investigating), the IRS says that in this case, because you have a service-related disability, that the VA coverage will not be a disqualifying coverage where HDHP coverage is concerned.

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