Montgomery County Veterans Service Commission: Rides to Medical Appointments

Every Ohio commission must arrange regular transport to the VA medical centres serving the county (Revised Code 5901.03(H); see the Ohio entry). Montgomery County's goes further: it covers a verified appointment with any medical provider in the county, for a veteran with no other way to get there. How it works. Send the transportation application at least ten business days before the appointment, with every DD-214 (once only, if the commission already has it), proof of county residence, a federal or state photo ID and the appointment itself. The commission checks the appointment and mails a Greater Dayton RTA bus pass. A veteran who cannot walk to a stop because of a disability may get RTA paratransit instead. For an appointment made at the last minute, call 937-225-4801 with the trip times and addresses, and the commission arranges a ride when nothing else is available. Its own vehicle. The commission's page still says it cannot carry clients in a county vehicle. That has changed: it bought a vehicle with an Ohio Department of Transportation grant, took delivery in spring 2026, and its July 2026 minutes show riders moving from a contract carrier onto it, with RTA and other carriers still used as needed. In 2025 it paid for 3,143 rides, and in June 2026 it made 329. Who qualifies. A Montgomery County resident with an honorable or general discharge shown on the DD-214. No rating is needed.