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VA /National Guard and
Reserves Initiatives
Interagency Relations
Interagency Health Affairs
Veterans Health Administration
Members of the Reserve Components Who Served
and Utilized VA Health care from 2002 to 2011
The Outreach Population: 1,436,522
Reserves: 275,761
Males: 237,954/110,607
Females: 37,807/19,567
Service
Numbers Service
ARNG
291,182
ANG
75,769
Reserves
Army
Navy
AFR
CGR
USMC
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
147,545
42,310
42,804
1,620
41,482
275,761
Numbers
Former AD
Air Force
Army
Coast Guard
Marine
Navy
131,617
322,401
1,428
145,202
193,162
Total:
793,810
Utilization of VA
Health care
Males:
53.5%
Females: 55.5%
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Challenges of the National Guard/Reserve in
Reintegration
Welcome Home
Unemployment
Homeless
Suicide
Conflict
Underlying Health Issues Post Deployment
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
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Reaching Out in the Deployment Cycle
YRRP
Support
(Pre-Mob
Events)
Many
Opportunities
for Reaching
Out to New Vets
IRR Muster
Initiative
RC
Demobilization
Initiative
Welcome Home
PDHRA
Screening
3-6 months
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Internet Website
www.oefoif.va.gov
Social Media
TAA
Collaboration
YRRP
Support
(30-60-90day Events)
Demobilization Initiative
Army
Navy
Marines
Air Force
Coast Guard
Source: VHA Outreach Reporting System(12/12/11)
Demobilization Initiative beginning May 2008
• # events: 4,3115 since 2008
• 63 Demob Sites
•224,249 VA staff reaching out
• 207,528 VA enrolled (93%)
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ACTIVE DUTY DEMOBILIZATION SITES
15-ARMY 4-NAVY 5-USMC
RICHARDSON
LEWIS
DIX
RILEY
McCOY
CARSON
MCAS Yuma
Port Hueneme
CP
ATTERBURY
CP Pendleton
29 Palms
Gulfport
Miramar
CP
SHELBY
San Diego
SCHOFIELD
BARRACKS (HI)
Norfolk
SILL
HOOD
BRAGG
CP LeJeune
STEWART
BENNING
BLISS
VHA Interagency Relations: 5 -6 Largest Army Demob sites
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Geographical Dispersed NG/AR Units
Army Reserve & Army National Guard Units
1,000 USAR Units
3,200 National Guard Units
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
VA Outreach
Programs
At
Military Units
Women Veteran Programs
Women Veterans may receive:
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Full continuum of medical benefits package
Women’s family planning and birth control, genderspecific health care, e.g. hormone replacement therapy,
breast and GYN care, maternity, limited infertility
Special considerations
o Each facility has a Women Veterans Program Manager
o Women’s Trauma Recovery Program (Palo Alto) inpatient
post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and military sexual
trauma (MST) treatment
o Women’s Disability Program Managers at regional offices
VBA
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Homeless Veteran
Helpline:
1-877-4AID VET
Crisis Hotline
Help Lifeline:
1-800-273-TALK
Preventing Suicide
In just three years, the VA Suicide Prevention Hotline has helped
nearly 380,000 Veterans and directly saved nearly 13,000 lives.
An expanded number of lines, the
addition of an online chat feature,
and targeted advertising have made
the Suicide Prevention program
more accessible than ever.
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VA and National Guard Partnership
and State Coalitions
62 Transition Assistance Advisors (TAAs) in 50 states, PR, VI, GU, DC
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
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VA/NGB
Liaison
VHA Interagency
Relations
State Coalition Model
Goal: To Ensure an Integrated Delivery of State
Services and Benefits
Governor’s
Office
VA Health care and
Benefits as support
Services to Veterans
VHA
VBA
NCA
State
Directors
Of VA
Adjutant
General
NGB/VA
Liaison
Warrior Support
NGB
National
Guard
Support
Services
In each state
for NG and
family
Training
Community Services
And Organizations
Supporting Veterans in
Each state/community
Support
National Guard
STATE JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS
Information
Services
VA/NG Transition Assistance Advisors TAA
Directors of Psychological Health DPH
All Service Members and Family Members Returning Home
To the State: State Coalition as the Safety Net
DoD
Services
and
Programs
for Injured
Individual Ready Reserve
(IRR)Musters
20 Minute Brief
on VA Health Care
Benefits
“Live Musters”
“Virtual Musters”
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Questions
Eligibility for VA Healthcare
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
OEF/OIF/OND Veterans
VA provides enhanced enrollment
opportunity and five years of costfree health care to Veterans who
served in a theater of combat
operations, for any injury or illness
associated with this service
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Eligibility for VA Healthcare
• Veterans who served in the active military,
naval or air service and who were discharged
or released under conditions other than
dishonorable. You must serve at least 24
months on active duty to be eligible for VA
health care.
• Former Reservists who served full-time and
for operational or support (excludes training
purposes)
• Former National Guard members if mobilized
by a Federal order
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Non-Combat Theater Veterans Eligibility
Veterans who have not deployed to a Combat Theatre of Operations may be
eligible to enroll in VA health care if:
• You are single with prior year annual income below
$29,402
• Veterans with income below $35,284 for a Veteran with
one dependent and $2,020 for each additional dependent
• Service–connected disabled Veteran
• Once you are enrolled into VA Healthcare, you may be
charged co-pays for services not related to a serviceconnected disability.
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VA Treatment of Non-Combat
Related Conditions
Veterans Who Experience Non-Service
Connected Illness/Injuries Post
Deployment may be charged a co-pay
at VA for treatment of these conditions
(i.e., flu, colds, auto accident, etc. )
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