Uvalde County Veterans Transportation Cost Reimbursement: $35 a Medical Appointment

Uvalde County's Veterans Service Officer pays a veteran $35 toward the cost of getting to a medical appointment, on a reimbursement form signed by the physician's office with the appointment date; the county budgets $35,000 a year for it (830-278-4491).

Also called: transportation, travel reimbursement, mileage, medical appointments, VA appointments, Veteran Rate $35, reimbursement form, Lalo Zamora, Uvalde, Sabinal, Knippa, Concan, Utopia, Reagan Wells.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

Uvalde County, TXCounty

What it pays. The Veterans Services page links the "County of Uvalde, Veteran's Service Officer, Veterans Transportation Cost Reimbursement Form." The veteran gives a name and phone number, mailing address and the name and location of the medical facility, and the physician's office signs and dates the appointment; the officer, Everardo (Lalo) Zamora, reviews it and approves a "$35.00" reimbursement against a county purchase order. The money. The budget's Veterans Department carries the line "Veteran Rate $35" at $35,000 for 2026-2027, unchanged; the line paid out $36,103.00 and $34,625.00 in the budget's 2023 and 2024 actual columns and $30,220.00 in its 2025 column, roughly a thousand trips a year. How to use it. Take the form to the appointment, have the doctor's office sign it, and bring or send it to the Veterans Services office, 216 W. Main Street, Uvalde (830-278-4491). The form and page do not say whether the trip must be to a VA facility, how often a veteran may claim, or whether a dependent qualifies; ask the officer.

Thresholds

Thresholds for Uvalde County Veterans Transportation Cost Reimbursement: $35 a Medical Appointment
Gate	Rule
Uvalde County veterans travelling to a medical appointment	For a veteran with a medical appointment confirmed by the physician’s office on the county form; $35 a trip. No rating is needed.

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Last updated 2026-10-31.

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