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VA healtcare update
Military veterans who have served in combat since Nov. 11,
1998-including veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan-now are eligible for five years of free medical care through Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities. This measure increases the previous two-year limit and applies to most conditions, VA said in a Feb. 26 statement. The new provision, part of the National Defense Authorization Act recently signed by President Bush, applies to care in a VA hospital, outpatient clinic or nursing home. It also extends VA dental benefits-previously limited to 90 days after discharge for most veterans-to 180 days. The five-year deadline has no effect upon veterans with medical conditions related to their military service-vets may apply at any time after their discharge for medical care for service-connected health problems. The five-year window also is open to activated reservists and members of the National Guard if they served in a theater of combat operations, VA said. "By their service and their sacrifice, America's newest combat veterans have earned this special eligibility period for VA's world-class health care," said VA Secretary James Peake. To see more, go to: http://www1.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pres...se.cfm?id=1454.
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