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In a single year (FY 2023), the Health Care Advocacy Department closed over 19,400 cases in which a veteran came to them with a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) related medical issue. Additionally, HCAD saved veterans a combined total of over $1.58M by resolving issues with VHA and non-VHA billings. Health
A homeless veteran who had been shot in the leg was using a broom stick handle as an aid to help him walk. He was brought to TVC Health Care Advocate Cathy “Cat” Sermons in San Antonio by TVC Claims Benefits Advisor Leonard “Leo” Bravo. “I escorted him to the
Vehicle purchases, life insurance, clothing allowances and settlements for Camp Lejeune conditions are among benefits recently adjusted by the VA for eligible veterans. Veterans qualified for the VA to purchase transportation may now get a new vehicle every 10 years. VA approved clothing allowances for garments damaged by skin medicine
TVC Health Care Advocacy Department (HCAD) helps veterans navigate VA health care and resolve issues with it. HCAD will present Introduction to VA Health Care Benefits, Eligibility & Enrollment on November 17, 2023. The session will be available at 9:30 a.m. and again at 2:30 p.m. Sessions are presented via
After an Amarillo area veteran was taken to the Emergency Room and admitted into a hospital, his subsequent medical treatments reached an overall cost of approximately $340,000. Upon arriving at the hospital, he called Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Health Care Advocate (HCA) and Navy veteran Linda Luttrall. “I was the
During Fiscal Year 2021-2022, from September 1, 2021 to August 31, 2022, the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Health Care Advocacy Department (HCAD) closed over 11,300 cases in which a veteran came to them with a medical issue and HCAD resolved it or connected the veteran with a “warm handoff” to
The presence of Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Health Care Advocates (HCAs) who assist veterans with VA health care issues is expanding into areas which previously had none. Lubbock and Abilene are among the latest, new locations to receive HCAs with Stephen Harrison in Lubbock and Susie Middlemas in Abilene. Both
The budget approved by the Texas Legislature and by Governor Greg Abbott included the Texas Veterans Commission’s (TVC) request to add 12 more Health Care Advocates (HCAs) in VA facilities to help resolve veterans’ health care questions and issues. TVC HCAs advocate for individual veterans. They work with the veteran
“Our top priority this session is to work with the legislature to address the challenges facing our veterans such as helping our veterans access our VA funded health care services with the assistance of our advocates,” Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Chairwoman Laura Koerner told the Senate Finance Committee Koerner, a
Army veteran Howard McMillan’s eyesight problem made him unable to pursue his career as a welder as he could not pass the necessary eye exam. Unable to secure employment, he was living in a shelter in the Fort Worth area. “I didn’t know how I was going to make it,”
