[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Sparky99

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

I’m retired military, I don’t count.

[ROCKETMAN]

Article on front page writes 16,000 vets which is 11 per cent of the population. Just estimates I’m sure.

[dougawhite]

I suspect s fairly accurate estimate can be garnered from property tax records since Veterans get a property tax discount. Property tax data is public information.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by dougawhite

I suspect s fairly accurate estimate can be garnered from property tax records since Veterans get a property tax discount. Property tax data is public information.

I bet that only disabled vet?

[Sparky99]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

I’m retired military, I don’t count.

I’m retired military too. That makes me a veteran also and I do count!!!

[logdog]

[QUOTE=Topspinmo;2434245]

Originally Posted by Nevinator

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.

Retired military are veterans (assuming no dishonorable discharge) and do qualify for VA health care. Other insurance whether Tricare, Medicare or civilian have no bearing on VA eligibility. Having a VA approved disability does move a veteran up the priority ladder for getting care and may result in reduced co-pays.

[nancyre]

VVA Chapter 1036 membership continues to grow. We now have 1034 chapter members. May minutes
Largest American Legion Post
Multiple Clubs Military Veterans - The Villages

[ROCKETMAN]

To qualify for a property tax break you must have a disability compensation but not sure of the minimum per cent. Mine is 60 so I get one third discount of property tax. Contact vets service officer in library if your in Sumter county. He has the paper work.

[New_user]

check out City Fire in Brownwood on Thursday, I was there a few times and there are alot of retired enlisted and officers that meet there on Thursday afternoon.

Originally Posted by Cipris58

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

[Salty Dog]

I retired with over 30 years active duty with no disability and I have use of VA medical if I want to use it. It's just that Tricare for Life is free with no copay. I've used VA in the past, but the copay and drugs cost more thru the VA.

[Topspinmo]

Originally Posted by Salty Dog

I retired with over 30 years active duty with no disability and I have use of VA medical if I want to use it. It's just that Tricare for Life is free with no copay. I've used VA in the past, but the copay and drugs cost more thru the VA.

Must of been officer? They have more options do to smaller numbers vs enlisted.

Evidently my 20 years 3 month and 29 day wasn’t enough, not that I’m crazy about VA anyway. I also served 20 years plus as federal worker, but that’s different horse I rode.


Probably Cause you have no documented disability? (Most didn’t go to sick call for every little problem) Tricare not always free, I pay small mount for prescription drugs for my wife and me it ever have take prescription drugs regularly so far. I look for that cost to go up.

I love how people tell me you retired military got it made like they didn’t have that option cause they didn’t like taking orders, how long had work in day, told where to go or move. For enlisted for half of career able to collect government subsidies due to low wage. Yep, we had it made didn’t we.

[Salty Dog]

Originally Posted by Topspinmo

Must of been officer? They have more options do to smaller numbers vs enlisted.

Evidently my 20 years 3 month and 29 day wasn’t enough, not that I’m crazy about VA anyway. I also served 20 years plus as federal worker, but that’s different horse I rode.


Probably Cause you have no documented disability? (Most didn’t go to sick call for every little problem) Tricare not always free, I pay small mount for prescription drugs for my wife and me it ever have take prescription drugs regularly so far. I look for that cost to go up.

I was an enlisted half my career and an officer the other half. The VA does not give a retired officer different care than a retired enlisted. I went to the VA after I retired. They gave me an ID card and scheduled me for labs and a physical. Because I wasn't below a certain income level I had to pay a copay. It wasn't worth the cost, time, and effort to continue to use the VA since I also had Tricare at that time. Now with Medicare and Tricare For Life, I only have to pay for my drugs that are only a max of $13 for 3 months. That is less than what the VA would charge me.

[logdog]

I'm retired enlisted and used the VA almost exclusively before I became eligible for Medicare and Tricare for Life (TFL). I still use the VA for vision and hearing care. I get free eye glasses every couple of years and and recently got free top of the line hearing aids from the VA. The Villages VA Clinic is top notch and it's very convenient to have providers, lab, xray, immunizations, etc; all under one roof. I do get most of my medical care using Medicare and TFL. We get a few expensive drugs from Tricare Express Scripts but most are cheaper at Walgreens.