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heresmyownthrowaway t1_j5s5huk wrote

Reply to comment by anomaly0617 in All U.S. veterans in suicidal crisis are now eligible for free care at any VA or private facility -- Veterans do not have to be enrolled in the VA system to be eligible for the free emergency mental health care. by StcStasi

I always thought you needed at least ~25% disability to get full coverage or retired along with being honorably discharged, no one really tells you that but I believe my nurse explained it to me at the VA.

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WarmOutOfTheDryer t1_j5tc9he wrote

At mine, it's 10%. The only source for that is that I'm 10% disabled and get care though, so maybe I'm just really lucky?

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187penguin t1_j5umtt1 wrote

I was told all you have to do is claim your tinnitus and you will be given an auto 10%. And trust me… ALL us vets have it. Apparently many people have had success with this.

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187penguin t1_j5ummmw wrote

I’m 0% and they took and are treating me for $0

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heresmyownthrowaway t1_j5unf8x wrote

Dang that’s wild, I actually remembered my buddy saying he didn’t have VA care because he had 0% even with honorable. They should probably put that info out there better haha

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187penguin t1_j5uowy3 wrote

I began my process about 2 months ago. Stuff might have changed. If nothing else, tell him just go to the VA website and “start a claim” and put tinnitus. I promise you he has it. We all got it. It’s an automatic 10%

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