Sam Spade wrote:

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck.....
When you fly an LPV (or teach it) do you teach precision or
non-precision procedures and flap settings, etc, for the final
approach
segment

Nope, you're quite right, no operational difference between the two.

BTW, can you tell me of the significance of the vertical alarm limit
(VAL) on these approaches? I find many references to it, but not
exactly sure what it means.