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VA 101

VA 101. Understanding the department of veterans affairs. Overview. Branches within the Veterans Affairs Overview of each branch Critical Partners. Three Branches of The VA. Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA ) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA).

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VA 101

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  1. VA 101 Understanding the department of veterans affairs

  2. Overview • Branches within the Veterans Affairs • Overview of each branch • Critical Partners

  3. Three Branches of The VA • Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) • Veterans Health Administration (VHA) • National Cemetery Administration (NCA)

  4. VHA Benefits: • VA Health Care is a benefit for Veterans, not insurance • Minimum Eligibility Requirement- enlisted after September 7, 1980, or entered active duty after October 16, 1981, you must have served 24 continuous months or the full period for which you were called to active duty • A Service Connected disability is not necessary to receive VA Healthcare • Can apply by phone, mail, or in person- VA Form 10-10ez

  5. VA Health Care in Washington • VISN 20: Northwest Network-Vancouver, WA • VA Puget Sound Health Care System- Seattle, WA • VA Puget Sound Health Care System - American Lake Division, Lakewood, WA • Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center -Walla Walla, WA • Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center- Spokane, WA • VA Portland Health Care System - Vancouver Campus- Vancouver, WA • Yakima Valley Vet Center- Yakima, WA • Mount Vernon CBOC (Mount Vernon, WA) • North Olympic Peninsula (Port Angeles, WA) • Richland (WA) Community Based Outpatient Clinic (Richland, WA) • Valor CBOC Bellevue (Bellevue, WA) • South Sound CBOC (Chehalis, WA) • Valor CBOC Federal Way (Federal Way, WA) • Valor CBOC North Seattle (Seattle, WA) • Wenatchee CBOC (Wenatchee, WA) • Yakima (WA) Community Based Outpatient Clinic (Yakima, WA) • Bremerton CBOC (Bremerton, WA) • Bellingham Vet Center (Bellingham, WA) • Everett Vet Center (Everett, WA) • Federal Way Vet Center (Federal Way, WA) • Lacey Outstation (Lacey, WA) • Spokane Vet Center (Spokane, WA) • Tacoma Vet Center (Tacoma, WA) • Walla Walla Vet Center (Walla Walla, WA) • Yakima Valley Vet Center (Yakima, WA)

  6. VCA Benefits • Burial Benefits • Headstones, Markers, Medallions for Private Cemeteries • Presidential Memorial Certificates • Memorial Services

  7. VBA Benefits Pension Education (GI Bill) Life Insurance (5 types) • Compensation • Vocational Rehab • Loan Guaranty (VA Home Loan)

  8. Critical Partners with VBA • State Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) • National Service Organizations • County Veteran Service Offices • Reintegration Programs • Homeless Programs • VHA

  9. Resources • VHA- https://www.va.gov/health/ • VCA- https://www.cem.va.gov/ • VBA- https://benefits.va.gov/benefits/ • WDVA- https://www.dva.wa.gov/

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