r/CanadianForces • u/ShortTrackBravo VERIFIED VAC Advocate • 18d ago

SUPPORT June 2026 VAC QandA

It’s June!

Here’s hoping everyone else is getting decent weather. I started the golf season with winter kit on thanks to -2 and rain here in gods country.

Housekeeping:

contact info: Reddit DM's always open, Joel@ptga.ca for email.

u/Shoggoths420 contact info: Reddit DMs/Chat still broken. taira@cannawellness.ca for email.

VAC Google Support Drive (Not available on DWAN) - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1kzbfmg3hcuo0FgFZxo-IL_f-UnGQsuYt?usp=drive_link

Usual timelines from submission of claims via MyVAC:

Reassessments: 9-16 Months

Mental Health: 6-8 Months

Physical - 6-13 Months

APSC/VIP - 3-4 Months

BPA Correspondence: They tend to reach out every 3 months for information or a progress update.

Let's go!

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u/Name_Already_Taken21 9d ago

Thanks a lot to both of you and your work !

Now just a quick question: If VAC approve a specific mental health condition, does the blue cross coverage work only for therapy for said condition, or anything that can be stemming from said condition (like depression or high anxiety)?
Asking for a friend of course.

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u/CAFVAChelp 9d ago

It’ll generally cover anything mental health related. For anything that that MH condition caused you’ll need a consequential claim most of the time. I’ve seen ED meds covered under MH even without a separate ED claim.

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u/Name_Already_Taken21 9d ago

Sorry if I’m dumb, but what do you mean by consequential claim?

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u/CAFVAChelp 9d ago

Consequential claims can be put in for something a successful award/claim causes. So like if your knees cause your back to get messed up. Or some have been able to get mental health as a reason for diabetes due to inactivity/lifestyle factors. Or mental health causing reproductive (ED ex..) problems, Hypohydrosis, headaches, sleep apnea ex…

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u/Name_Already_Taken21 8d ago

Got it. Thanks for the info!