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Old 09-15-2011, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by buggyone View Post
VA healthcare is not free except for service-connected disablities. Under the VA system, your health insurance company will be billed by the VA. If you do not have health insurance, you are responsible for paying for VA healthcare except for items that are service connected. This is in the VA feature called Medical Cost Care Recovery.

Contact the VA eligibility desk directly (in person is best) with your DD-214 and they will tell you exactly what you are covered for and what pricing you can expect for non service connected problems.
It is free for everything if you are retired military, I believe.
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