Virtual town hall to cover veteran healthcare expansion, eligibility | The 6 p.m. town hall will be an audio/phone-dial-in event with visuals available within a simultaneous Facebook Live event.
VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System will host a virtual town hall covering veteran healthcare expansion and eligibility while also answering benefit questions from 6-7 p.m. today.
The town hall will be an audio/phone-dial-in event with visuals available within a simultaneous Facebook Live event. Participants are encouraged to call 855-962-0953 early to be assured of one of the 10,000 slots available for the call, and to follow along at www.facebook.com….
VA expanded health care eligibility for millions of veterans nationwide in late 2024. The virtual town hall will review reasons to reconsider VA enrollment.
VA encourages all veterans, family members, caregivers and survivors to learn more about VA and apply for their health care and earned benefits.
Currently, all veterans exposed to toxins and other hazards while serving in the military and meeting specific requirements became eligible to enroll directly in VA health care. This means all veterans who served in the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan, the Global War on Terror or any other combat zone after 9/11 can enroll directly in VA health care without first applying for VA disability benefits.
Additionally, veterans who have never deployed but were exposed to toxins or hazards while training or on active duty in the United States are also eligible to enroll. VA also recently expanded health care to all World War II Veterans.
VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System serves more than 140,000 veterans enrolled across 21 counties in northeast Ohio and seeks to have all eligible veterans enroll for primary and specialty care from the Cleveland VA Medical Center and/or the 12 other clinic locations including clinics serving Lorain and Erie counties located in Sheffield Village and Sandusky.
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