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Fairly simple process to determine VA health care eligibility

Determining eligibility for veterans for Veterans Administration healthcare is a fairly simple process, according to Ross Tweten, public affairs officer for the Fargo VA Health Care System.

Tweten provided information on a few ways veterans can determine their eligibility:

– Call the Fargo VA Health Care System Eligibility Office at 239-3700, extension 3428.

– Go to www.va.gov and click the link “Apply now for VA health care.”

– Contact your local county Veterans Service officer for help.

– Contact your local Veterans Service organization for help.

Tweten said they often tell people who may not have qualified for VA healthcare in the past, to reapply for VA healthcare.

“The rules regarding eligibility are very much subject to change and veterans often find themselves going through changes in their lives which can cause them to be eligible for VA healthcare,” Tweten said.

He said there are many things that can qualify veterans for VA healthcare, but a very significant factor is if a veteran served in a theater of combat operations after Nov. 11, 1998, and was discharged on or after Jan. 28, 2003, they have special eligibility to enroll in the VA healthcare system for five years from their date of discharge or release.

“In other words, if you recently served in a theater of combat operations, you most likely qualify for VA healthcare,” he said.

For more information about eligibility, visit the website: www.va.gov/health-care/eligibility/.

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