Shiawassee County Veteran Rides to VA Medical Appointments

This is the county department's own service, paid partly by the veterans millage. "Shiawassee County Department of Veterans Affairs provides dependable transportation for County Veterans to and from VA medical appointments at no cost on weekdays. Service is provided on a first call, first serve basis." It covers appointments "which are either VA scheduled or referred"; compensation and pension examinations are not covered, "as the mileage is paid directly to the Veteran by the VA". How. "Veterans will need to fill out this (Application to Ride) before they are eligible for transportation." Then call Ben Yonker at (989) 743-2642 or e-mail [email protected] with the veteran's name, the last four of the Social Security number, where and when the appointment is, how long it should take, and whether a caregiver comes along. Where. "We can only pick up at designated locations": VG's Food Center (Owosso), NCG Cinemas (Owosso), Durand AMVETS, Burger King and the Oasis Truck Stop (Perry), the Shiawassee County VA Office (Corunna), Byron United Methodist Church, Laingsburg Town Tub and the Morrice Senior Center. The department recruits volunteer drivers on 989-743-2231.