Emergency
Medical Care for Veterans
Cc: Curtin, Joseph G. <joseph.curtin@va.gov>
The VHA Office of Community Care (OCC) is pleased to provide updated
communications products that explain when a Veteran should seek emergency
medical care, and how VA can pay for a Veteran's service-connected and
non-service connected emergency care from a community provider.
The following resources are now available on this topic:
• Video - Emergency Medical Care<https://youtu.be/2gkfgd31Ifk>
• Fact Sheet - Emergency Medical Care<https://www.va.gov/COMMUNITYCARE/docs/pubfiles/factsheets/FactSheet_20-02.pdf>
• Fact Sheet - Emergency Transportation (Ambulance)<https://www.va.gov/COMMUNITYCARE/docs/pubfiles/factsheets/FactSheet_20-05.pdf>
• Website - Emergency Care<https://www.va.gov/COMMUNITYCARE/programs/veterans/Emergency_Care.asp>
Please help us raise awareness and understanding of when Veterans should seek
emergency medical care, including the associated eligibility requirements and
payment aspects. This will support greater consistency and better outcomes for
Veterans.
Thank you for your help!
Kameron Leigh Matthews, MD, JD, FAAFP
Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Community Care
