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COMBAT VET CARE |
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articles - VETERANS MEDICAL CAREVA MEDICAL CARE FOR COMBAT VETERANSThe VA has issued a new rule that recent combat veterans may be
provided hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for a
two-year period beginning on the date of the veteran's discharge. This
includes National Guard and Reserve members who were activated by a
federal declaration, served the full period for which called up and were
released under other than dishonorable conditions. The VA authorized such
care "notwithstanding that there is insufficient medical evidence to
conclude that their illness is attributable to their military service."
Such veterans may be enrolled as "priority category 6", and will not be
subject to co-payments. Treatment is excluded for congenital or
developmental conditions, such as scoliosis; conditions which are known to
have existed prior to military service; and conditions that first began
after military combat service. |