Veterans in The Villages
 

Who do I contact approximately how many veterans reside in the villages?

VA clinics only have numbers of who is enrolled in that clinic. Those who reside in TV may use Clinics outside of TV, and there are also Veterans that use Mulberry Clinic that don’t reside in TV.

Then you have some Veterans who choose not to publicly announce they are a veteran. Some VN vets come to mind. Veterans clubs have their numbers, but some may belong to multiple clubs.

That said when on base it has been mentioned multiple times “The Villages” is second largest count of Veterans.

First is active Military Bases.

So guesstimate of Veterans sure, exact No

Roughly 20,000.

Veterans Memorial Post 347. You could try the Florida Legion Post in Lady Lake .

Left Alone
 

Some would rather just not say. Did the time at Vinh Long and got out.

VA and VFW not good gauge, most retired military After 70’s don’t qualify to go there. Their difference between veteran and retired military due to majority after WW2 and Vietnam wars don’t get injured in battle. Just cause you served in military don’t give you automatic VA “ health benefits”. VFW only accepts campaign ribbons from foreign in country wars. Which mean even though you participated but was NOT in country you don’t qualify. To qualify for VA benefits you have to have documentation of your injury while in military that’s on going problem.

Veterans
 

I’ve heard the number 19,000 veterans, around one in eights residents are vets.

The cap at Mulberry was 20,000. Given they have closed certain departments it could be less, to accommodate DR to patient ratio. Although Dr is used loosely, because NP or PA far out number Physicians.
In 2016 wait to become on property patient was rounded to 3-4 years. Give or take the rate of change of address, or death.

However not all veterans use VA facilities, even if they qualify. At 10% a veteran has some privileges at any VA healthcare facility. All Veterans have benefits for not only education, but mortgage and more.

As far as wars that Veterans have higher earlier death rate after returning is Nam Vets. More veterans have died after discharge than KIA, due to AO. Many VN boots in veterans may be the first to never live past mid 80s and beyond.

Please....DO NOT call the VA clinic!!!! They dont know and dont care to tell you...even if they did know.

Why do you need to know this kind of info?

WTH??? I believe you’re confusing VA healthcare benefits with VA benefits in general.

To be eligible for VA benefits, a veteran must have served on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training, with a discharge other than dishonorable. Certain benefits are also available to family members of service members. The VA has a multitude of benefits available for veterans ranging from educational opportunities, to VA backed home loans to various types of healthcare, to burial benefits in a National Cemetery. You do not need to be service disabled in order to take advantage of what the VA has to offer. This is a little payback for a young man or woman who at some point in their lives wrote a check payable to the U.S. Government for an amount: “Up to and including my life.”

VA.gov Home | Veterans Affairs

In today's (March 26) Daily Sun Newspaper, it says that 1 in 10 people that live in The Villages have served in the military. Thank you for your service.

I'm a veteran, count me.....

Veterans
 

Even on census forms I don’t remember if it asked if you or your spouse were a veteran so any other way of counting vets would be a estimate.

The American Legion Post 347 on Rolling Acres, the largest Post in the world, has about 6,500 Veteran members. The vast majority are Villagers. So an estimate of 15,000-20,000 Villager Veterans makes sense, assuming 1/2 to 1/3 have joined that Post.

[QUOTE=Nevinator;2434109]WTH??? I believe you’re confusing VA healthcare benefits with VA benefits in general.

To be eligible for VA benefits, a veteran must have served on active duty, active duty for training, or inactive duty training, with a discharge other than dishonorable. Certain benefits are also available to family members of service members. The VA has a multitude of benefits available for veterans ranging from educational opportunities, to VA backed home loans to various types of healthcare, to burial benefits in a National Cemetery. You do not need to be service disabled in order to take advantage of what the VA has to offer. This is a little payback for a young man or woman who at some point in their lives wrote a check payable to the U.S. Government for an amount: “Up to and including my life.”

I need to correct my post to VA Health benefits.

Retired military don’t qualify for VA health care cause they have tricare for life, UNLESS they have documented injury related active duty jobs which documented in their military records and has to be approved by VA for VA health care, separate from other common VA benifits. IF it wasn’t documented while on active duty you have to try to get VA to approve it. Good luck, unless you have inside sponsor.