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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....

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...

Apply in Advance for Burial Eligibility in a VA National Cemetery

Apply in Advance for Burial Eligibility in a VA National Cemetery VA’s new pre-need eligibility determination program allows you to find out in advance if you are eligible for burial in a VA national cemetery.This allows families to plan ahead, and streamlines access...

VA Individual Unemployability Update 04 ►  No Cuts in 2018

VA Individual Unemployability Update 04 ►  No Cuts in 2018 Months after Veterans Affairs officials dropped plans for a controversial benefits cut, the families of those who would have been affected still fear they could lose thousands in monthly payouts. Confusion...

VA Rating Criteria ► Review & Update | Dental and Oral Conditions

VA Rating Criteria ► Review & Update | Dental and Oral Conditions If you’ve ever wondered how VA rates disabilities for compensation, you’ll be interested to know that after more than 70 years they are doing a review and update of the rating criteria for all 15...

VA Health Care Access Update 57►   Tips to Reduce Wait Time

VA Health Care Access Update 57►   Tips to Reduce Wait Time Wait times at Veterans Affairs medical centers continue to be an issue. Here are a few tips to help save you time and energy as you manage your way through the VA: Schedule your appointment first thing in the...

VA Rating Criteria ► Review & Update | Dental and Oral Conditions

VA Rating Criteria ► Review & Update | Dental and Oral Conditions If you’ve ever wondered how VA rates disabilities for compensation, you’ll be interested to know that after more than 70 years they are doing a review and update of the rating criteria for all 15...