• Eligibility for most veterans’ health care benefits is based solely on active military service in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, or Coast Guard (or Merchant Marines during WW II), and discharged under other than dishonorable conditions.
• Reservists and National Guard members who were called to active duty by a Federal Executive Order may qualify for VA health care benefits. Returning service members, including Reservists and National Guard members who served on active duty in a theater of combat operations have special eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care for two years following discharge from active duty. 
• Health Care eligibility is not just for those who served in combat.
• Other groups may be eligible for some health benefits.
• Veteran’s health care is not just for service-connected injuries or medical conditions.

   

• Colorectal Cancer Screening 
• Breast Cancer Screening 
• Adult Immuizations
• Cervical Cancer  Screening
• AAA Screening
• Osteoporosis Screening
• Prostate Cancer  Screening
  

• Cardiovascular
  • Chronic Heart Failure
  • Hypertension
  • Ischemic Hearth Disease
  • Dyslipidemia
  
  
• Deployment Health
  • Medically Unexplained Symptoms: Chronic Pain & Fatigue
  • Post-Deployment Health Evaluation & Management
  
  
• Endocrine
  • Diabetes Mellitus (DM)
  • Genitourinary Tract Pre-End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
  
  
• Mental Health
  • Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
  • Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
  
  
• Musculoskeletal
  • Low Back Pain (LBP)
  
  
• OB/GYN
  • Uncomplicated Pregnancy (UCP)
  
  
• Pain
  • Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain
  • Post Operative Pain
  
  
• Pulmonary
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
  
  
• Rehabilitation
  • Rehabilitation of Lower-Limb Amputation
  • Stroke Rehabilitation
  
  
• Other
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
  • Management of Tobacco Use
  • Obesity 
  • Other Healthcare Programs

The Department of Veteran Affairs sends a special message to veterans who served in OEF and OIF. The Department is expanding its efforts to reach veterans of combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan to ensure they are aware of benefits they have earned. For questions, please call the benefits or medical information lines toll free.

	Benefits Information: 1-800-827-1000
	Healthcare Eligibility: 1-877-222-8387
	VA Suicide Prevention Hot Line: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)

The VA Web site provides one-stop shopping for VA benefits, special programs, health information and services, and a health education library that gives up-to-date information about medications and conditions, tools for measuring your health status, and the latest health news.

The Veterans Health Benefits and Services Homepage serves as a gateway to VA health care.

Vet Centers provide readjustment counseling and outreach services to all veterans who served in any combat zone. Services are also available for their family members for military related issues. Services include individual counseling, group counseling, marital and family counseling, bereavement counseling, medical referrals, assistance in applying for VA Benefits, employment counseling, guidance and referral, alcohol/drug assessments, information and referral to community resources, military sexual trauma counseling & referral, outreach and community education.

The Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents Booklet (2006 Edition) provides information on the variety of federal benefits available to veterans and their dependents.

The Veterans On Line Applications (VONAPP) Web site is an official U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Web site, which enables veterans to apply for benefits using the Internet.

The VA War Related Illness and Injury Study Centers (WRIISC) are specialized centers that provide service to combat veterans who have difficult-to-diagnose disabling illnesses through clinical care, risk communication, education, and research addressing potential environmental exposures and adverse health outcomes. VA primary care providers of veterans with undiagnosed illnesses can request an evaluation at one of the Centers through the VA Central Office. Referral acceptance is a joint decision of VA Central Office, the WRIISC, the referring provider, and the patient.

List of VA Web Sites, 25 Apr 06 was compiled to identify specific VA web-sites that provide information on Veterans benefits and how to file for them.

U.S. Department of Defense Military Health System, TRICARE, is a regionally managed healthcare program for active duty and retired members of the uniformed services, their families, and survivors.

The Military Medical Support Office (MMSO) is the centralized Tri-Service point of contact for customer service and medical/dental case management to coordinate civilian healthcare services outside of the cognizance of a Military Treatment Facility for TRICARE Prime Remote eligible active duty military and reserve component servicemembers within the 50 United States and the District of Columbia. Information about the program can be found in the Reserve Component (RC) Unit Commander's Guide to Obtaining Civilian Medical Care and Payment of Medical Bills

DoD Transportal is a Web site designed specifically to assist service members leaving active duty. It provides information on the DoD Transition Assistance Program, locations and phone numbers of all Transition Assistance Offices as well as links to transition assistance-related Web sites, and information to assist in job searches and career change. A copy of the DoD Preseparation Guide can also be obtained at this site.

REALifelines Advisor is a Web site designed by the Department of Labor specifically to provide veterans and transitioning service members wounded and injured as a result of the War on Terrorism, and their family members, with the resources they need to successfully transition to a rewarding career. It also offers extensive information and resources that can benefit all veterans.