Entries by Greg Martin

2023 VA Health Care Copay Rates

2023 VA Health Care Copay Rates Review 2023 copay rates for VA and VA-approved health care. Effective January 1, 2023 Note: Some Veterans don’t have to pay copays (they’re “exempt”) due to their disability rating, income level, or special eligibility factors. Learn how we determine whether you’ll pay copays   Urgent care copay rates (Care for […]

VA Wants Vets to Use Their Benefits When Choosing a Final Resting

VA Wants Vets to Use Their Benefits When Choosing a Final Resting Place 25 Jan 2023 Military.com | By Patricia Kime The Department of Veterans Affairs is raising awareness of little-used benefits for veterans: burial at a VA, state or tribal veteran’s cemetery, and headstones or markers for veterans buried in private cemeteries.  According to VA officials, just 20% of […]

100% Disabled Veterans, Military Retirees and Dependents With ID Cards That Don’t Expire Need to Get Replacements Within 4 Years

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/07/14/military-retirees-and-dependents-id-cards-dont-expire-need-get-replacements-within-4-years.html 100% Disabled Veterans, Military Retirees and Dependents With ID Cards That Don’t Expire Need to Get Replacements Within 4 Years 14 Jul 2022 Military.com | By Travis Tritten   Retirees and military family members who have identification cards with no expiration date can choose to upgrade to the new Next Generation Uniform Services Identification, or USID, cards […]

web-sites that provide information on Veterans benefits and how to file for them

War related Illness and Injury Study Center  http://www.wri.med.va.gov/ Depression and Trauma http://www.ptsd.va.gov/public/pages/depression-and-trauma.asp Appeals http://www.warms.vba.va.gov/admin21/m21_1/mr/part1/ch05.doc Board of Veteran’s Appeals http://www.va.gov/vbs/bva/ CARES Commission http://www.va.gov/vbs/bva/ CARES Draft National Plan http://www1.va.gov/cares/page.cfm?pg=105 Center for Minority Veterans http://www1.va.gov/centerforminorityveterans/ Center for Veterans Enterprise http://www.vetbiz.gov/default2.htm Center for Women Veterans http://www1.va.gov/womenvet/ Clarification on the changes in VA healthcare for Gulf War Veterans http://www.gulfwarvets.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000016.html Classified Records […]