Usually not. VA provides care in private facilities at VA expense when VA has a contract arrangement for certain services or, under very limited circumstances, when VA approves the care in advance. More Questions on this topic? Ask it here http://www.hadit.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1453

Yes. Care in private facilities at VA expense is provided only under certain circumstances, namely, when VA has a contract agreement for certain services or when a service disabled veterans lives too far from a VA facility to receive care. More Questions on this topic? Ask it here http://www.hadit.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1400

No. In order to receive medication from the VA, a VA health care provider must treat you and prescribe your medication.

Non-VA doctors are not credentialed at this facility, therefore prescriptions written by these doctors generally cannot be provided by the VA Pharmacy, There is only one exception. If you are entitled to a fee basis card that is provided for treatment of a service-connection that cannot be treated by this facility, the VA may be able to provide your prescriptions.

No. The VA is not responsible for payment for outside medications. You or your private insurance company are responsible for these costs.

Any individual who served on active duty in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines or Coast Guard, and received honorable discharge or release under honorable conditions has basic eligibility for VA healthcare. Those who served after 1980 must have served 24 months active duty to be eligible. More Questions on this topic? Ask it here http://www.hadit.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1357

VA’s Community Nursing Home Care Program is designed to assist veterans and their families in making the transition from hospital to community. VA community contract nursing home care services are available for >0% SC to < 70% SC who need nursing home care for the specific SC condition for as long as nursing home care is needed for the specific SC condition. Veterans who are >= 70% SC are eligible for nursing home care for any condition for as long as nursing home care is needed.

Access to medical and dental services as well as the costs that veterans pay for such services are determined by the priority group to which the veteran is assigned. Assignment to a priority group is determined by a veteran's service-connected disability as well as his or her ability to defray a part of the cost of the health care.

VAs are paid with as you would any one you work with, or owe money to. All VAs usually accept checks or cashier's checks.

No, your treating physician will determine what is considered appropriate and necessary hospital care or outpatient services and must provide such care consistent with current medical care practices. More Questions on this topic? Ask it here http://www.hadit.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=1457 Vet Centers are places where combat veterans receive counseling for the psychological effects of war.

Urgent and limited emergency care services are available to enrolled veterans at VA health care facilities or non-VA health care facilities at which VA has a sharing agreement or contract. Veterans with special eligibility may obtain emergency care, at VA expense, in a non-VA facility where VA does not have a sharing agreement or contract.

You may bring the prescriptions to the VA if you are enrolled and if your VA Primary Health Care Provider agrees with the medications, they may provide you with VA Prescription for the medications. NOTE: The VA physician may not agree with the medications prescribed by your private doctor.

The Geriatrics and Extended Care (GEC) Care Line offers a wide range of programs to help elderly veterans at home, at VA Medical Centers, and at our other Community-Based Outpatient Clinics. Our services such as Home-Based Primary Care, Respite Care, and the Homemaker/Home Health Aide Program are designed to assist those living at home be able to stay there as long as possible. However, when a veteran is no longer able to live at home, we help to find an appropriate long-term living solution.

Yes. The VA cares that the classes you are enrolled in apply to your degree. Those are the only classes for which the VA will authorize payment.

To apply for VA health care benefits, you need to fill out an application (VA Form 10-10EZ). Applications will be processed no later than 7 business days from receipt of a signed application. If it was determined you were not eligible to enroll, the letter will also give you instructions on how to appeal the decision if you do not agree with it. There are several ways to enroll: In person at any VA medical Center or Clinic, Online at: www.va.gov/1010EZ.

VA has funds in its budget that can be used for this purpose, and there will be no reduction in the quality of health care and other services provided to veterans as a result of this expenditure.

DVA will provide educational benefits for those courses approved by DVA and found in the Undergraduate and Graduate catalogs, provided that they apply towards an approved career goal or major. Continuing Education programs that support a new career direction, such as the Certified Financial Planner Program, rather than those courses that enhance or recertify a present career direction, such as the Insurance Adjuster Program of study, may be approved for VA educational benefits.

You may bring the prescriptions to the VA if you are enrolled and if your Primary Health Care Provider agrees with the medications. He or she may provide you with a VA prescription for the medications.

Eligibility for VA healthcare is evolving as a result of a law passed by Congress in 1996. After September 30, 1998, veterans must be "enrolled" with the VA to receive medical care. Through this enrollment process, eligibility for healthcare services is established. For a complete guide to VA Enrollment including how to enroll, visit the VISN 2 Enrollment Guide.

Spouses of eligible veterans may be treated by VA if the spouse gains eligibility under the Tri-Care or CHAMPVA programs. Tri-Care eligibility is extended to veterans who have completed at least 20 years active military service. CHAMPVA eligibility is extended to spouses of veterans who have been rated 100 percent service-connected disabled and are further rated as permanently and totally disabled.

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