Mobility Devices to be Repaired Without Appointment or Consult Today, VISN-4 announced that the VA has partnered with Scootaround, the nation’s leading personal transportation solutions company, to provide a single point of contact for the repair of VA-issued wheelchairs, powerchairs, and scooters. The intention is to provide convenient, fast and Read more…
A nice little event put on by AARP Lehigh Valley
Crescendo of Presumptive Conditions Continues Since the Passage of the PACT Act The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that it is including three new cancer types in the list of presumed service-connected disabilities due to military environmental exposure under the PACT Act. Through a sub-regulatory policy letter Read more…
VA Healthcare Changes May Make It Worth Your While The event, scheduled for 5 p.m. on 22 May 2024 at the Allentown VA Clinic, will provide military veterans, family members and the public, feedback on VA operations and give them a chance to ask questions about recent expanded benefits through Read more…
VA Healthcare Changes May Make It Worth Your While The event will provide military veterans, family members and the public, feedback on VA operations and give them a chance to ask questions about recent expanded benefits through the PACT Act. Staff will also be on hand throughout the Community Town Read more…
This short event (almost over before it begins) might be of use to veterans, as over half are senior citizens. Senior citizens, their family members and caretakers from the 16th Senate District are invited to join me at a Senior Expo Thursday, May 23, from 10 a.m. to noon at Read more…
We have been told that one will be coming to the Lehigh Valley on 22 May! Internet Microsoft Teams participation is available for this one From the Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center press release: The meetings are intended to provide local Veterans an open forum and for VA officials to Read more…
The phasing of application for VA healthcare due to toxic exposures under the PACT Act has been suspended. Starting 5 March 2024, you can apply regardless of covered era or time period. Note that this is about healthcare and not compensation (which involves the filing of a disability claim). Consequently, Read more…
Small Things Can Matter in the Worst of Times Buried within the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (PL 118-31) passed at the last moment and signed into law on 22 December 2024, is a provision in Section 702 called the “Extension Of Period Of Eligibility For Health Benefits Under Tricare Read more…
A combined effort of the Joint Veterans of Northampton and the Veterans Health Program of Valley Health Partners, a Federally Qualified Health Center.