The Veteran Community Initiatives Inc. and the Veterans Affairs Office is having a Rural Veterans Outreach on from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 12 at VFW Post 5821 in Blairsville.
The Veterans Affairs Office is looking for organizations/service providers/agencies that work with veterans who may want to attend the outreach event.
If you are interested in setting up an informational table, you may contact Brenda Stormer at (724) 465-3815. Veterans are encouraged to attend. There will be a light lunch served.
DISABILITY COMPENSATION
The Department of Veterans Affairs has established a presumption of service connection for eight conditions associated with exposure to contaminates in the water supply at Camp Lejeune, N.C. These conditions were determined after a review of scientific and medical literature on health effects related to the contaminants of concern at Camp Lejuene.
The presumption applies to active duty, reserve and National Guard members exposed to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune for at least 30 days between Aug. 1, 1953, and Dec. 31, 1987, and who later developed one or more of the following conditions: adult leukemia, aplastic anemia and other myelodysplastic syndromes, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, liver cancer, multiple myeloma, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and Parkinson’s disease.
These are the conditions for which VA has determined there is sufficient evidence to support presumptive service-connection; however, VA will continue to review relevant information on other conditions as it becomes available.
If a veteran is diagnosed with one of these conditions, VA presumes that his/her Camp Lejeune service caused the condition, and disability compensation can be awarded.
Veterans must submit records that show you served at Camp Lejeune or MCAS New River for at least 30 days (cumulative), between Aug. 1, 1953, and Dec. 31, 1987, in an active duty, reserve or National Guard capacity.
The medical evidence must show you have a current disease on the list of presumptive conditions related to Camp Lejeune.
The Camp Lejeune Act of 2012 provides health care and health care funding assistance to veterans and family members who lived on Camp Lejeune, meet the time-on-station and service date requirements, and have one of the covered conditions: bladder cancer, breast cancer, esophageal cancer, female infertility, hepatic steatosis, kidney cancer, leukemia, lung cancer, miscarriage, multiple myeloma, Myelodysplastic syndromes, neurobehavioral effects, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, renal toxicity and scleroderma.
Veterans eligible for health care under the Camp Lejeune Act of 2012 may enroll in VA health care and receive medical services for any of the 15 covered health conditions, and eight disability conditions at no cost.
Dependent family members of veterans who also resided at Camp Lejeune during the qualifying period are eligible for reimbursement of out-of-pocket medical expenses related to any of the 15 covered health conditions. VA can only pay for treatment costs that remain after payment from your other health plans. Apply online for reimbursement at www.clfamilymembers.fsc. va.gov or call (866) 372-1144 for help.
You must provide documentation showing a dependent relationship to a veteran who served at Camp Lejeune, such as a marriage license or birth certificate. Documentation showing you lived on the base for 30 days or more between Aug. 12, 1953, and Dec. 31, 1987, such as copies of orders. VA has the base housing records, but additional evidence is welcome.
Documentation showing you paid health care expenses for a covered condition respective to the following date ranges:
• If you lived on Camp Lejeune between Jan. 1, 1957, and Dec. 31, 1987, then you can be reimbursed for care that you received on or after Aug. 6, 2012.
• If you lived on Camp Lejeune between Aug. 1, 1953, and Dec. 31, 1956, then you can be reimbursed for care that you received on or after Dec. 16, 2014.
Reimbursement for medical claims can be paid for care up to two hears prior to the date of application for benefits. For information call VA Health Care, (877) 222-8387, or VA Family Health Care at (866) 372-1144.
This information is from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
If you have an questions, call the VA office at (724) 465-3815.
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