Viet Nam Vets and Agent Orange

[Slinky]

Hey, Goose! Its been a while. Here's a couple of (((hugs))) to tide you over your sit-in at the VA. Good luck!

Yeah, hubby's medical and dental records for every one of their screwups were lost or misplaced as well. (Tooth pulled that didn't need pulling) plus a couple of medical incidents as well.

[GumbyCT]

Hope this is of help to someone.

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VA Streamlines Online Applications for Health Benefits Renewal

Automated 10-10EZR Form Simplifies Updates



WASHINGTON (September 8, 2011) - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
has automated its online Health Benefits Renewal (10-10EZR) form as part
of its ongoing effort to streamline access to benefits.

"This action dramatically reduces the time it will take for enrolled
Veterans to submit updates to their demographic information and further
reduces access barriers to needed care for Veterans," said Secretary of
Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki.

Previously, Veterans filling out the online 10-10EZR were required to
print a copy, sign it and send it to their local medical center before
updates to their personal, insurance or financial information could
occur. Veterans may now submit these updates online.

For additional information, go to http://www.va.gov/healtheligibility or call
VA's toll-free number at 1-877-222-VETS (8387). The online form is
available at
https://www.1010ez.med.va.gov/sec/vha/1 ... 010ezr.pdf.


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VA Announces Expansion of Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record

WASHINGTON (Sept. 8, 2011)- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
announced today it will expand its pilot for the Virtual Lifetime
Electronic Record (VLER), which enables sharing of Veterans' health
records.

"The expansion of the VLER pilot program will allow more Veterans and
facilities to participate in this exciting new technology," said
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. "I invite Veterans to
sign up for the program. It will keep health care providers informed,
improve continuity and timeliness of care, and eliminate gaps in health
care information."

VLER is a multi-faceted business and technology initiative that includes
a portfolio of health, benefits, personnel, and administrative
information sharing capabilities.

This pilot expansion is designed to share Veterans' health information
electronically, safely, and privately between VA, Department of Defense
(DoD), and selected private health care facilities that are members of
the secure Nationwide Health Information Network.

VA is on track to implement health information exchange at 11 VA medical
centers and to partner with both DoD and private health care entities by
fall 2011. This expansion will enable authorized users to access health
information and will provide seamless service to America's
Servicemembers and Veterans.

VA's goal is to have 50,000 signed authorizations from Veterans who are
VA patients to participate in the pilot by the end of the fiscal year,
Shinseki noted.

In addition to other ongoing efforts to share benefits and
administrative data, the pilot is an initial step toward a larger
capability which will become available throughout VA. VA will expand
this pilot to provide these services to Servicemembers and Veterans
nationwide.

[ozze_dollar]

I picked up a "foot rot" type of complaint while in the Philippines on one of my many trips there. Leather shoes soaked in sweat seemed to cause the problem. Wouldnt go away so my wife applied Betadine daily and it eventually went away.