THE VETERANS' PRESS: Briefs

| January 18, 2022 1:00 AM

VA Secure Messages

Hey veterans, did you know you can get notifications when messages are sent to your VA Secure Messages account about appointments, pharmacy shipments, medical tests, images, etc.?

Here is a link that explains exactly what you need to do to set up notifications in your account: https://bit.ly/3FAgmaf

We’re here anytime, day or night — 24/7

If you are a veteran in crisis or concerned about one, connect with our caring, qualified responders for confidential help. Many of them are veterans themselves.

• Call 800-273-8255 and select 1

• Text 838255 and start a confidential chat

• Call TTY if you have hearing loss: 800-799-4889

• Get more resources at VeteransCrisisLine.net.

Hey veterans, did you know?

A spouse caregiver of a disabled veteran can be paid as a caregiver under the VA “Aid and Attendance Benefit…”

Aid and Attendance is a benefit paid by Veterans Affairs (VA) to veterans, veteran spouses or surviving spouses. It is paid in addition to a veteran’s basic pension. The benefit may not be paid without eligibility to a VA basic pension.

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We are always looking for more stories about veterans who discover a benefit, Veterans Service organization or individual that changed or impacted their lives. These stories are told to increase awareness and to help veterans find hope and help.

If you have a stories or something you feel would help find hope and help, please send it to [email protected].

— Your friends at Veterans Help Net