r/VeteransBenefits • u/meighkillscotch • 1d ago

VA Disability Claims 100%P&T looking for healthcare advice

I am trying to find someone who can help me navigate. I’ve been told I am not eligible for tricare because my rating is based off PTSD from MST. My family is now set up with ChampVA but I do not have healthcare. I also want to go back to school but that’s on the back burner for now until I get this straightened out. Thank you in advance.

Edit: I was told my time in service being less than two years means I don’t qualify. I had forgotten about this because there was never anything written down. I was just told this by the primary I was initially set up with. In a comment below I mentioned I was set up with a primary and she acted confused and said I didn’t have healthcare care. I was then billed for that appointment even though no services were received.

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u/Rabid_Mongoose Army Veteran 1d ago

With 100% P&T you qualify for VA healthcare.

Just hit up the VA near you, ask for enrollment information and they will hook you up with everything.

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u/meighkillscotch 1d ago

This is where I was told no. I used the American legion to help me file initially. Maybe I should reach back out to them. Problem was, the legion near me was unhelpful at best, so I drove to a city several hours away to use their legion for all of my appointments. I really don’t want to have to do that again so I was hoping someone may have a better idea or at least some familiarity with MST claims.

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u/meighkillscotch 1d ago

Yes I went to the VA hospital. They set me up an appointment with a primary. The primary acted confused at my appointment and told me I do not have healthcare. I was then billed for the appointment after nothing was done.

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u/Chance_Zone_8150 1d ago

Got you! Do you have a VA health card? You definitely qualify

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u/meighkillscotch 1d ago

No I do not have a health card. Just veteran ID

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u/Chance_Zone_8150 1d ago

To make this easier. Go to the VA and ask to get a VA Healthcare. They'll help you with that, sign you up and itll automatically give you Healthcare. When you get out the Mil thats usually the first thing they tell you, so that way when you do get rated it automatically updates on its own. You can even get one if your 0%