VA Planning

On June 11, the Department of Veterans Affairs passed a major milestone with the introduction of a telehealth system known as “anywhere-to-anywhere.” This system allows qualified practitioners to access the VA’s telehealth system and provide care to patients across the nation.

A major advantage of this system is that it gives physicians the ability to determine if the patient needs to receive care at one of the already crowded VA facilities, or if care would be better received at home or a community care center. Inside the VA clinics, the telehealth system allows patients and local caregivers to connect digitally with physicians and specialists across the VA system. There is another option that launched June 2017, known as the VA Video Connect application.
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Mission Act and VA Telehealth System

Many benefits are available for Utah Veterans

On January 23, 2015, the Department of Veteran Affairs (hereinafter “VA”) issued proposed changes to the regulations affecting VA Pension eligibility, a needs-based program.  In support of the proposed changes to the regulations, the VA points to the results of a 2012 Government Accountability Offices (GAO) report.  That report recommended changes in order to “maintain the integrity of VA’s needs-based benefit programs.” 

More information on specific eligibility for benefits can be found on the local VA website at veterans.utah.gov , but you may be interested in the following list of available benefits and contact information (not exhaustive):

• Property tax abatement depending on percentage of disability;
• Purple Heart Tuition Waiver;
• Tuition Waiver for Military Members’ Surviving Dependents;
• Honorary High School Diplomas;
• Veterans Upward Bound (assisting in obtaining admission to post-secondary schools);
• Veterans License Plates;
• Veterans Job Representatives;
• Veterans Job Preference;
• Veterans Hiring Priority;
• Veteran Nursing Homes;
• Utah State Veterans Cemetery and Memorial Park located at 117111 Camp Williams Road in Bluffdale;
• Bus and Trax Reduced Fare Cards;
• Community Based Outpatient Clinics;
• Valor House (provides transitional housing to homeless veterans for up to two years)  (801) 582-1565 ext. 2703

Did you know that you may obtain exceptional help filling out a VA applications for pension benefits for *FREE* from the American Legion (801) 326-2380;  VFW  (801) 326-2385;  DAV  (801) 326-2375; or Purple Heart (801) 326-2471?