Thomas Hines, Acting Chief, Health Administration, James A Haley Veterans Hosp,  has a long history in VA enrollment including discussing priority groups. If you have not tried to register in the recent past it is time to do it again. Things change and certainly, since the PACT Act vets who would previously not qualify, may do so now, Listen in 

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Barry Cooper, Program Analyst Pre-discharge Team in Compensation Services shares what our military get today when they are discharged.  Unlike when many of us finished our tour in the military when they gave us a quick physical and bounced us out the door, today the Veterans Administration works with the DOD. They now offer a review of benefits and if necessary assists the soon-to-be veterans in filing disability claims. 

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Monica Mohindra, Director, Library of Congress Veterans History Project shared with me how they are collecting stories from Veterans on all aspects of their service. I thought this program really was pointed to the combat soldier and aimed at wartime experience but certainly, those stories are important they what to hear the tails of the people in the Mess Tent, the Supply Room, and the Hospitals. Okay, you get it they want to hear from all of us.  How we felt when we left home for the first time, went through basic and headed to our military assignments. Learn from her by listening in how to have your voice recorded in the Library of Congress of all of posterity. 

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 It was a joy to talk with David Coker, President of the Fisher House Foundation. If you are not aware of the Fisher House, it is much like the Ronald McDonald house without the clowns. However, it is for military families to come to VA hospitals to be with their loved one while they undergo treatment. Listen in because you never know when calamity might hit putting you in the VA hospital and you will know how Fisher House can help you or for that matter how you can help the Fisher House and the wonderful people providing services.

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It was a joy to talk with David Coker, President of the Fisher House Foundation. If you are not aware of the Fisher House, it is much like the Ronald McDonald house without the clowns. However, it is for military families to come to VA hospitals to be with their loved one while they undergo treatment. Listen in because you never know when calamity might hit putting you in the VA hospital and you will know how Fisher House can help you or for that matter how you can help the Fisher House and the wonderful people providing services. 

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Jason Latona, VA Chief For Specialty Adaptive Housing shares, many of our wounded veterans come home to what, for most of us is normal, but to them is a hostile atmosphere. A kitchen counter on which they have prepared food over the years is now too high. Getting into a bathtub without help is impossible and shelves are now out of reach. This is just the start of the barriers that they can find that are getting in the way of a normal life. 

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The war is over but not everyone came home. If this agency has anything to do with, it they will. Director Kelly McKeague has dedicated a lot of his life both as a Major General in the US Air Force and as a civilian to locating our lost comrades and reuniting them with their families. This program talks about what they are doing and how you can help them in their efforts to ensure the words “No Man Left Behind” are fulfilled and that our country is keeping that promise. 

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Director Fromm is back to bring us information on the Champ VA insurance program. What is it? How does one qualify for it? What is the cost associated with it? Will it cover you if you are traveling or living offshore? These are just some of the questions that this program will answer. 

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Director Fromm talks with us today about the VA’s Foreign Medical Program. Did you know that if you lived overseas or were traveling in a foreign country, you might have some medical benefits coming to you should become sick or injured? Should you develop any Service-Connected injury or illness, any treatment relating to those issues may be within the realm of coverage by the VA. This podcast will educate you on just what your coverage might be and how to file an advanced application that smooths things along should you have medical problems on your trip. 

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Indra Sandal, National Lead of the VHA Uber Health Connect Initiative, Overs sees the rollout of this public-private program that will assist veterans to find transportation to the VA and also has proven to be a valuable resource in helping to get veterans to show up for an appointment, saving millions of dollars in lost medical time. Listen in to hear where it is rolling out and how to take advantage of it. 

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