Monday, April 06, 2009 10:49 AMSubject: CVSO Article due 10 April 2009
By: Dan Meyer
The office hours for the Lac qui Parle County Veterans Service Office are 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday. My office phone number is (320) 598-3445.[/size]
NEWS FLASH! The Lac qui Parle CVSO Office will be closed on April 14, 15, and 16 (Tuesday - Thursday). I will be attending the Minnesota Association of County Veterans Service Officers Annual Spring Training Conference at the VA Regional Office in St. Paul.
The Veteran's Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996 specifies that the VA will furnish sensori-neural aids to the following veterans: those with a 10 percent or greater service-connected disability of any kind, those who are former prisoners of war, those in receipt of benefits under 38 U.S.C. 1151 (Vocational Rehabilitation), those permanently housebound veterans receiving aid and attendance, those with hearing loss which resulted from the existence of another medical condition for which the veteran is receiving VA care, or which resulted from treatment of that medical condition, or those who are service-connected for hearing loss, ear disease or tinnitus even if the service-connection is 0 percent.
The two references for the information listed in the previous paragraph are: Public Law 104-262, Section 103, The Veterans' Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996 and VHA Directive 96-069, Provision of Prosthetic Services - Public Law 104 - 262, dated November 7, 1996.
The next segment will consist of two frequently asked questions from veterans and their family members.
Am I eligible of dental care? You are eligible for dental services if your dental care is for either a compensable service-connected condition, a dental condition resulting from service-connected trauma, if you have a service-connected rating of 100 percent or rated unemployable due to service-connected conditions. You also qualify if you are a former Prisoner of War, a participant in a VA vocational rehabilitation program, an enrolled homeless veteran participating in specific health care programs, or if your dental condition is aggravating a medical problem under VA treatment.
In addition, recently discharged veterans who served on active duty 90 days or more and who apply for VA dental care within 90 days of separation form active duty, may receive a one time treatment for dental conditions if the veteran's certificate of discharge does not indicate that the veteran received necessary dental care within a 90-day period prior to discharge or release.
In other VA News. Do I qualify for routine health care at non-VA facilities at VA expense? To qualify for routine care at non-VA facilities at VA expense (otherwise known as Fee Basis Care), you must first be given a specific authorization by your VA provider. Included among the factors in determining whether such care will be authorized is your medical condition and availability of VA services within your geographic area.
Until next week, take care and "Fair Winds and Following Seas!"
Tue Apr 07, 2009 10:58 am
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