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navycmdr

04/15/25 2:44 PM

#826204 RE: Semper Fi 88 #826195

wrong again - even after 30 years service you don't get VA medical

"UNLESS" you have SERVICE Connected Disability 10% or more

to get VA medical treatment - otherwise VETERANS "PAY" for TRICARE Medical
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Donotunderstand

04/16/25 9:35 AM

#826306 RE: Semper Fi 88 #826195

So - who can use the VA system ---- in terms of VETS of course (and I think it has changed - so both arguments had merit and logic)

Seems the TOXIN exposure issue and Bi Partisan legislation as opened care eligibility to a WIDE and WIDER group ---- but bluntly without Congress providing the funds to properly execute what appears to now be an open - expanded mandate to take care of vets . From their own website

Am I eligible for VA health care benefits?
You may be eligible for VA health care benefits if

you served in the active military, naval, or air service and didn’t receive a dishonorable discharge.

If you enlisted after September 7, 1980, or entered active duty after October 16, 1981

You served 24 continuous months or the full period for which you were called to active duty, unless any of the descriptions below are true for you.

This minimum duty requirement may not apply if any of these are true:

You were discharged for a disability that was caused—or made worse—by your active-duty service, or
You were discharged for a hardship or “early out,” or
You served prior to September 7, 1980
If you’re a current or former member of the