Lenawee County DAV Shuttle Van to the Ann Arbor VA

The service. The department's Transportation page: "free transportation through our volunteers for veterans to and from their medical appointments at the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (VAMC) in our DAV shuttle van... available for all veterans who have no other means to get to their medical appointments." The June 2026 Report of Activities counts 68 veterans transported January to June (10, 13, 13, 10, 10, 12 by month), logged as the LCDVA DAV Van Transportation Network. The rules, as published. The van leaves from and returns to the rear parking lot of the Human Services Building in Adrian - no home pickups, though there are pick-up points along the route. Patients "need to be ambulatory and able to enter and exit the van unassisted. No wheelchairs and/or oxygen tanks." VAMC appointments must be scheduled between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. (mornings encouraged), Monday to Friday; advance notice runs from one week to three months; a spouse or guest may ride when space allows, with notice; and patients must phone 517-264-5335 the day before to confirm, or the ride may not happen. Veterans using the van "ARE NOT eligible to receive reimbursement for travel expenses from the VAMC." Driving it. The page recruits volunteer drivers for one or two days a month; VA volunteer requirements are a valid driver's licence, a background check and a physical at no cost. The other door. Rides also leave from the Adrian VA Clinic at 770 Riverside Avenue through the VA's own Transportation Navigation Hub, 877-838-5438, booked at least three business days ahead.