Hi. My dad was in the marines in the 50’s he was at Paris island and I think camp lajeune. No active duty. He said he has his honorable discharge papers and I have his dog tags. He has recently been diagnosed w a ton of medical issues including ( yesterday) bladder cancer . He will need some assistance and eventually hospice I’m going to try and get him from Philly to buffalo and place him in skilled nursing by me. Will VA be able to help? What if I can’t find those papers? Or does someone have to have been active duty to get any kind of medical assistance. He has Medicare and supplemental but this is going to be a long haul thanks
https://www.va.gov/health-care/eligibility/ ;has the current eligibility info. Scroll down in that page to the “What if I need help filling out my application?“ section to find several ways to get help.
I had to check on my dad’s eligibility for my mom. Making it through the phone line was a nightmare, but every time I got a real human, they were helpful. I got connected to our regional VA office, and they were fabulous. Also the VA has made a lot of effort in recent years to improve access to services so hopefully you’ll get an answer efficiently.
Your Dad maybe entitled to go to a VA hospital for his doctors. He may be entitled to be placed in VA Nursing Home. You need to find his discharge papers. In my Dads there was a letter saying he had a right to VA benefits. You should have a VA dept in your county. Make an appt to see the VA rep.
Or call the Camp Lajeune number that has been on the news - if you have his dog tags that will have his number on it.
Look for his papers - my daddy kept them in a fire proof envelope in a file cabinet.
blessings to you.