When may the military branch pay for the travel of the patient's next of kin (NOK)?

• A. SI and VSI active duty military patients
• B. Terminally ill family members of active duty personnel
• C. All military patients
• D. SI, VSI, and Ill active duty military patients

Answer: (A)

The key idea is that NOK travel support is limited to cases where the patient is in a high-need illness status. Specifically, the military will pay for the next of kin’s travel when the patient is on active duty and classified as seriously ill or very seriously ill. This designation directly ties the benefit to the patient’s condition level, not to terminal illness of family members or to all patients indiscriminately. Therefore, the option that matches this criterion is the one describing SI and VSI statuses for active duty patients.