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Veterans

Susan Calvin

(2,153 posts) Wed Aug 2, 2023, 02:45 PM Aug 2023

I just got a letter from the VA. [View all]

I'm not under any kind of care from them, Medicare and Tricare do just fine, but apparently I was potentially exposed to something or another on Guam. Oh wait a minute, Agent Orange it says. The letter says if you're under VA care you should get a screening, but I am not under VA care. Does anybody happen to know what you should do if you are not under VA care? You'd think the letter would have said, since it went to at least one person who is not under VA care, namely me.

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I just got a letter from the VA. [View all] Susan Calvin Aug 2023 OP

do you have tricare? WhiteTara Aug 2023 #1

Yes. Susan Calvin Aug 2023 #4

give them a call. WhiteTara Aug 2023 #6

I am under VA care and have been overwhelmed with notices. TreasonousBastard Aug 2023 #2

That was my first impulse, but Susan Calvin Aug 2023 #7

If you think you may have been somehow exposed, have... TreasonousBastard Aug 2023 #8

I was Googling around, Susan Calvin Aug 2023 #9

And through all this, remember that our miltary is here to protect.. . TreasonousBastard Aug 2023 #10

Please call the 800 number. Deb Aug 2023 #3

Thanks. That was my next thought. Susan Calvin Aug 2023 #5

Found the answer if anybody else might be interested. Susan Calvin Aug 2023 #11

I got the same letter a few weeks ago, MarineCombatEngineer Aug 2023 #12

I haven't called yet, but I intend to. Susan Calvin Aug 2023 #13