501 East Price Street, P.O. Box 186, Savannah, Missouri 64485, United States
Although any retired or honorably discharged veteran can file for service connected disabilities, only those with disabilities or a lower income qualify for health care. Check this site to see if you qualify financially.
New challenges appear with age. Those challenges can make the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) more noticeable, cause them to come back after many years or even to occur for the first time. Read more...
Whole Health is VA’s cutting-edge approach to care that supports your health and well-being. Whole Health centers around what matters to you, not what is the matter with you. This means your health team will get to know you as a person, before working with you to develop a personalized health plan based on your values, needs, and goals. Read more...
There are several Urgent Care facilities in the St Joseph, MO area who can provide free service for veterans enrolled in VA Health Care. You just need to show your VA medical ID card. Locate an Urgent Care near you.
Pentagon officials released a list of military treatment facilities and clinics that will no longer provide care to military retirees and active-duty families as part of a shift in focus to supporting active-duty readiness. Both Ft Leavenworth and Ft Riley made the list for some changes. Read more...
The Senate overwhelmingly passed the National Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 86-8. This will allow service members who have been victims of negligent medical care to finally be allowed to hold the government accountable. The measure allocates $400 million to the Dept. of Defense to investigate and pay out military medical malpractice claims internally. It will provide a measure of justice to service members and their families that has previously been denied. Read more...
In an attempt to keep Veterans informed and updated on the latest with COVID-19 and the Topeka VAs operations in response to it, they will host a series of Facebook-Live sessions beginning Monday, 3 November.
They will go live at 5pm on the November 30, 2020 and tentatively plan for a session to take place every two weeks following. Follow them on Facebook...