Health care

The Adirondack Peer-to-Peer Veterans Program, a PFC Joseph P. Dwyer project run by SUNY Adirondack under a county contract ($103,560 for 2027), offers peer support to Warren and Washington County veterans facing PTSD, brain injury or the move to civilian life, whatever their discharge; 640 Bay Road, Queensbury, 518-760-2056.

Warren and Washington County veterans. Open to any veteran regardless of character of discharge; no rating is needed.

Skilled nursing at five state veterans homes for an honorably discharged veteran who has lived in Alabama for the past 12 months and needs that level of care. Assisted living is at the Pell City home.

Honorable discharge and Alabama residency. Admission requires an honorable discharge, the active-duty length on the home page, 12 months of Alabama residency, and a medical need the home can meet. A VA rating is not the admission test.

Injury, illness, disability or death in the line of duty on Alaska state active duty is covered under the Alaska Workers’ Compensation Act, which is the state’s answer to a member being outside the federal system.

Alaska National Guard on state active duty. AS 26.05.260 covers injury, illness, disability or death occurring in the line of duty on state active duty. Federal Title 10 and Title 32 service is covered by the federal schemes instead.

A single 79-bed home at Palmer, shared with the Pioneers Home system. Entry needs one continuous year of Alaska residency and age 60, and the monthly rate runs from about $3,500 to over $16,000 by level of care.

One continuous year of Alaska residency immediately before applying. AS 47.55.010. Shorter than the two-year bar several state homes in this catalog impose.

City care coordination and behavioral health referrals for a service member, veteran, or family member in Alexandria, run with Arlington County.

Readjustment counseling on Ottoville Road in Pago Pago. Separate from the VA clinic, with its own eligibility that needs no rating, no enrollment in VA health care, and no service connection.

No rating and no VA health care enrollment required. Vet Center eligibility does not depend on a service-connected disability rating or on being enrolled in VA health care. A veteran who qualifies for nothing else in this catalog may still qualify here.

Four state veteran homes providing skilled nursing care, at Phoenix, Tucson, Flagstaff, and Yuma. Spouses and Gold Star parents may be admitted alongside honorably discharged veterans.

Honorable discharge and a need for skilled nursing care. The gates are an honorable discharge and a clinical need for skilled nursing care the home can meet. No disability rating is required for admission, though a rating of 70 percent or more generally means VA covers the full cost, so the rating filter never hides this benefit.

Two state veterans nursing homes, in North Little Rock and Fayetteville, for veterans who need long-term care, with priority at 70 percent. The department's rule admits any veteran meeting the federal 180-day, other than dishonorable test, but bars anyone on a sex offender registry or with any felony conviction. North Little Rock charges $341.61 a day for a private room.

The federal 180-day, other than dishonorable test, or a 20-year Guard or reserve retirement. ADVA State Veterans Home admissions rule, section IV, adopting 38 U.S.C. 4211(4).

County case management for a service member, veteran, or family member who needs help reaching clinical care, including post-traumatic stress, brain injury, and substance use.

The Ashtabula County Veterans Service Commission's shuttle takes eligible veterans free to medical appointments at the Erie VA Medical Center and the Cleveland Wade Park VA Medical Center, Monday to Friday with no advance scheduling: board from 7:45 a.m. with a VSC-issued ID card; returns depart the VA medical centers no later than 2:00 p.m.; the county also provides ACTS tickets for local VA appointments.

Eligible Ashtabula County veterans. Free with a VSC-issued ID card; the office issues cards.

A memorandum of understanding on the October 14, 2025 Commissioners Court agenda binds Atascosa County and Camino Real Community Services - the Local Mental Health Authority at 19965 F.M. 3175 North, Lytle - to coordinate care for the veterans served by the Atascosa County Veterans Office from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2027, with emergency referrals expedited.

Atascosa County veteran needing mental-health, IDD or ECI services. The ACVO refers and monitors; Camino Real provides and expedites crisis referrals. No rating is published as a condition.

The Athens County Veterans Service Commission contracts round-trip transportation for veterans to VA facilities through the R.S.V.P. agency - 72 hours notice, income within the VA Pension Rates, VA-health-care eligibility, with doctor-letter exceptions - to the Athens CBOC, Chillicothe, Columbus, Marietta, Logan, Gallipolis and Lancaster, and reimburses travel to VA visits with proof within 30 days.

Athens County veteran with a VA appointment. The van and the reimbursement run on VA-facility and VA-consult appointments for income-eligible veterans; the rating filter never hides this entry.

Bartholomew County's Veteran Services Office runs volunteer-driver vans to and from medical appointments at the Wakeman VA Clinic in Edinburgh and the Roudebush VA Hospital in Indianapolis, by appointment Monday to Friday (federal holidays and weekends excluded); schedule all van rides at 812-379-1540.

Bartholomew County veterans. Rides to the two VA sites; no rating or discharge condition is published.

Whether VA pays your airfare to Honolulu is the most consequential eligibility question a veteran in American Samoa faces. Thirty percent is the usual floor, and about a third of enrolled veterans here do not meet any route to it.

Thirty percent or more qualifies for travel to any VA care. A service-connected rating of thirty percent or more is the general route to beneficiary travel under 38 U.S.C. 111. It is recorded here as a note rather than a gate, because the statute has real routes below thirty and hiding this entry from a lower rating would mislead.

Fifty-nine percent of Guam’s VA-enrolled veterans did not qualify for travel reimbursement in fiscal 2022, the worst rate in the Pacific, and a round trip to Hawaii cost more than $3,200.

Thirty percent or more qualifies for travel to any VA care. A service-connected rating of thirty percent or more is the general route to beneficiary travel under 38 U.S.C. § 111. Recorded as a note rather than a gate because the statute has real routes below thirty.

A round trip to Hawaii cost more than $3,700 in January 2023, the highest VA recorded for any territory, and fifty-six percent of the Commonwealth’s enrolled veterans did not qualify for travel reimbursement.

Thirty percent or more qualifies for travel to any VA care. A service-connected rating of thirty percent or more is the general route to beneficiary travel under 38 U.S.C. § 111. It is recorded as a note rather than a gate because the statute has real routes below thirty.

Berrien County Veteran Services matches county veterans with trained service and emotional support dogs at no cost to the veteran, paid by an anonymous donor through the Berrien Community Foundation under a programme the Board approved on February 12, 2026; ask the office, 269-983-7111 ext. 8224.

Berrien County veterans. The office matches county veterans; the county publishes no other criteria. No rating is needed.

Blue Earth County's Veterans Service Office runs a van to medical care at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center with Nicollet County: Blue Earth's van runs on odd-numbered days of the month and Nicollet's on even days; book with 507-304-4246 (odd days) or 507-934-7871 (even days) by 2 p.m. the day before. The vans are not wheelchair accessible.

Blue Earth or Nicollet County veteran. For veterans going to VA medical care in Minneapolis. No rating is needed.

Broward County Transit charges a paratransit-eligible veteran $1.75 for a paratransit trip to a VA clinic inside Broward County, half the $3.50 ADA paratransit fare.

Paratransit-eligible veteran travelling to a VA clinic. A veteran already eligible for paratransit, on a trip to a VA clinic in Broward. No rating is needed.

Burnet County's VETRIDE gives free, wheelchair-accessible, door-to-door rides to veterans, their dependents and surviving spouses living in Burnet, Llano and Lampasas counties - about 4,000 rides a year in eight vans, including 900 round trips to VA facilities - on Texas Veterans Commission Fund for Veterans' Assistance grants, booked at 830-613-9982 or 877-851-8838.

Veterans, dependents and surviving spouses of Burnet, Llano and Lampasas counties. Free rides; no rating or discharge condition is published.

Since late 2025 the commission pays for dental care at Primary Health Solutions, from examinations and cleanings to fillings, crowns, dentures, root canals and extractions, for a Butler County veteran of 90 days with a general discharge or better who holds the county veteran ID card and has seen a service officer in the last two years.

General discharge or better, county veteran ID card. A veteran with a general discharge or better, active duty outside training or a VA award, a service officer visit within two years, the county veteran ID card and 90 days in the county. No rating is needed.

A free companion dog for a Butte County veteran: shelter dogs are trained for ten weeks or more by people in the Sheriff's custody under a certified handler, then given to veterans. Apply through the Veterans Service Office, 530-552-6608.

Any veteran. The page names no rating or discharge test; ask the office. No rating is needed.

Health coverage for a spouse or child of a veteran who is permanently and totally disabled from a service-connected disability, or who died in service or from a service-connected disability.

Permanent and total disability. A living sponsor is generally a veteran whom VA rated permanently and totally disabled from a service-connected disability. Death in service and death from a service-connected disability are other paths.

The Third Judicial District runs a Canyon County Veterans Treatment Court in Caldwell under Judge Matthew Bever, coordinated by Sue Hill (208-455-6006), who also coordinates the county's mental health court.

Justice-involved veteran. Admission rules are the court's; none are published. A rating is not the test.

Carver County Veteran Services drives Carver County veterans free, door to door, to the Minneapolis VA Medical Center (appointments 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Monday to Thursday), the Shakopee VA clinic (Wednesdays) and the St. Paul C&P examination clinic; book by 11 a.m. the business day before, 952-442-2323.

Carver County veterans with VA appointments. Free; rides are booked through Veteran Services.

The Van Buren/Cass District Health Department runs a Veterans Dental Grant funded by county appropriations from both counties - Cass County appropriated 18,000 for 2025, under which six county veterans were served with 1,585 expended - reported to Cass County’s Board of Commissioners in the department’s 2025 annual report.

Cass County veteran needing dental care. The county-funded grant serves county veterans through the district health department; no rating is published as a condition.

Cattaraugus County's Community Services Board contracts with Directions in Independent Living, 512 West State Street, Olean, for a State-funded Dwyer peer-to-peer programme for veterans with post-traumatic stress or other combat stress: individual and small-group support from fellow veterans, $203,008 for April 2026 to March 2027.

Veterans with post-traumatic or combat stress. For veterans with post-traumatic stress or related combat stress. No rating is needed.

A free volunteer van, run by the Cattaraugus-Allegany Counties Joint Veterans Council as part of the Buffalo VA's volunteer service, takes veterans with morning appointments to the Buffalo and Bath VA medical centers from stops in the county; call 716-701-3604 or 1-800-462-2901 ext. 3604, 9 a.m. to noon weekdays. It is not wheelchair accessible, and riders get no VA travel pay.

Veteran with a VA appointment. For a veteran with a confirmed morning appointment at the Buffalo or Bath VA Medical Center who can board unassisted. No rating is needed.

Centre County's Veterans Affairs office schedules the Disabled American Veterans vehicle from Centre County to the James Van Zandt Medical Center in Altoona: call 814-355-6812 or 814-943-8164 at least three working days ahead; riders must be ambulatory (portable oxygen only) with photo ID, and pick-up points are Bellefonte, Port Matilda, Pleasant Gap, Centre Hall and the State College VA clinic.

Centre County veterans with VA appointments. Ambulatory riders with photo ID; aides need a provider letter.

Centre County's District Attorney runs a Veteran's Treatment Track Initiative that identifies eligible veterans involved with the criminal justice system and redirects them from traditional criminal-justice pathways to VA and community-based treatment and rehabilitation, with a Veteran Mentorship Program providing mentors and support (its manual and brochure are on the county's page).

Veterans with pending charges in Centre County. Eligibility is set by the programme; the description is the published rule. No rating is needed to ask.

Maryland state veterans home at Charlotte Hall, with skilled nursing and assisted living, for an honorably discharged Maryland veteran who is 62 or older, or disabled as determined by Social Security or VA.

Honorable discharge and Maryland residence. Admission requires an honorable discharge from qualifying service, Maryland residence, and age 62 or a disability finding from Social Security or VA. A 70% rating can change who pays for nursing care. It is not the admission test.

Chemung County's Department of Veterans Affairs runs the State-funded PFC Joseph P. Dwyer peer support programme - individual and small-group veteran-to-veteran counselling for post-traumatic stress and combat stress, with outreach, resiliency work and suicide prevention links - on $109,037 from the State Office of Mental Health for 2026 (Resolution 26-58).

Chemung County veterans and their families. Peer support is for veterans with combat stress or counselling needs; no rating or discharge condition is published.

Cheyenne County’s Veterans Service Office and volunteer DAV drivers take veterans from Sidney to morning appointments at the Cheyenne VA Medical Center on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, booked at least a day ahead; in January 2026 the county paid $22,928 from its veterans’ aid fund toward the new van.

Veterans with a morning appointment at the Cheyenne VA Medical Center. Rides need an appointment and a call a day ahead; no rating is stated.

Chisago County provides transportation for county veterans to the VA Health Care System in Minneapolis, the VA Health Care System in St. Cloud and the VA Health Care System in Maplewood; ask Veterans Services (651-213-5605) and read the county's Need A Ride? flyer for the ride details.

Chisago County veterans with VA appointments. Rides go to the three VA health care systems named on the county page; the schedule and booking rules are the flyer’s, so ask Veterans Services.

Twice-daily van service to the Dayton VA Medical Center and the Springfield outpatient clinic for veterans with verified appointments, plus First Transit bus passes, with cancellations due the day before and escalating sanctions for conduct on the van.

A county veteran with a verified appointment. A Clark County veteran with a verified VA appointment rides the van; book and cancel on 937-521-2030 by 4 p.m. the day before. No rating is needed.

Besides the district court's, four Clark County courts run veterans courts for misdemeanour cases, by the State's specialty court directory: Henderson Municipal Court (702-267-3350), Las Vegas Justice Court (702-455-3642), Las Vegas Municipal Court (702-229-4792) and North Las Vegas Justice Court (702-455-7817).

Justice-involved veteran. Each court sets its own admission rules; none are published in the directory. A rating is not the test.

Free door-to-door van rides to and from VA medical appointments for a Clermont County veteran with an honorable discharge and a DD-214 on file, booked five days ahead on 513-732-7471, with a spouse or caregiver riding where there is room, and no wheelchair lift.

Honorable discharge with a DD-214 on file, five days ahead. A Clermont County veteran whose DD-214 is on file with the commission, booked five days ahead. The page says honorably discharged; the statute sets no discharge test. No rating is needed.

Clinton County runs the State-funded PFC Joseph P. Dwyer veterans peer-to-peer support programme through its Veterans Service Agency, under a memorandum with the county's Mental Health and Addiction Services: $58,779 for 2026, raised from $57,612 in October 2026, with the programmes chosen by a Joint Veterans Advisory Committee.

Clinton County veterans and their families. Peer support is open to any veteran; no rating or discharge condition is published.

Five state long-term care homes at Aurora, Florence, Monte Vista, Rifle, and Walsenburg. Daily rates are published, and the veteran rate runs roughly $130 to $150 a day below the spouse rate because VA covers part of a veteran’s cost.

Honorable discharge and medical need. Admission requires an honorable discharge and medical criteria for the level of care sought. Spouses, widows, and Gold Star parents are eligible in their own right. No disability rating is required, so the rating filter never hides this benefit.

The PFC Dwyer Peer-to-Peer Program of the Columbia County Veterans’ Service Agency supports veterans facing PTSD, traumatic brain injury and depression; 100,000 was awarded to the agency for the PFC Dwyer Family Room and the peer support programme.

Veteran facing PTSD, TBI or depression. Peer support run by the county agency; no rating or diagnosis is published as a condition. The rating filter never hides this entry.

Columbia County runs two vans - a 16-seat bus with two wheelchair slots - Monday to Friday between the county and the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany for all county veterans and accompanying family, free, on scheduled pick-ups from Chatham, Ghent, Philmont, Claverack, Hudson, Greenport, Columbiaville, Valatie and Niverville, returning by 3 p.m.

Columbia County veteran with a VA appointment. All county veterans are eligible; family rides if space allows. The rating filter never hides this entry.

A skilled nursing facility and a residential rehabilitation program on the Rocky Hill campus, plus supportive housing for homeless or at-risk veteran families. Ninety days of active duty and Connecticut residence are the gates.

Ninety days of active duty and Connecticut residence. Ninety or more days of active duty other than active duty for training, or an earlier discharge for a service-connected disability, with an honorable or general under honorable conditions discharge. The applicant must be a Connecticut resident at application or have entered service from Connecticut. No rating is required, so the rating filter never hides this benefit.

Crawford County keeps five DAV vans - a system built with the Erie VA Medical Center, the DAV, the American Legion, the VFW and local veterans - at VFW posts in Linesville, Meadville and Titusville, taking veterans to and from VA medical appointments at no cost, with no membership required; the Transportation Coordinator schedules rides Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.

Crawford County veterans with VA appointments. No cost and no membership required.

Crow Wing County Veteran Services drives veterans from home to the Brainerd VA clinic, the St. Cloud and Minneapolis VA medical centers and VA-referred appointments, Monday to Friday; book at least three business days ahead on 218-824-1058, option 1. Rides within 15 miles of the Brainerd clinic are free; farther ones cost $5, $25 (St. Cloud) or $55 (Minneapolis), and the office can waive the fee.

Veterans with VA or VA-referred appointments. Rides are for VA and VA-approved appointments; fees by distance, which the office can waive. No rating is needed.

Cumberland County and rabbittransit run a free weekday shuttle for county veterans from the Cumberland County VA Clinic in Mechanicsburg to the Lebanon VA Medical Center, leaving at 7 a.m. and returning at 12:30 p.m., with door-to-door rides for some. Reserve by 1:30 p.m. the day before.

A Cumberland County veteran. The shuttle is free to county veterans. No rating is needed.

CAT, the Harrisburg area transit authority, runs a free shuttle for Dauphin County veterans to the Lebanon VA Medical Center on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, with home pickup and drop-off, in partnership with the county commissioners and the county Veterans Affairs Office. Reserve by noon the day before on 1-800-303-1904.

A Dauphin County veteran with a Lebanon VA appointment. The ride is free to county veterans. No rating is needed.

Delaware County's Veterans Court, a certified problem-solving court under Judge John M. Feick of Circuit Court 4, sits Mondays at 2:30 p.m. and is run by Community Corrections (Tracy Blankenship, 765-747-7825); participants follow the treatment plans of VA physicians or counselors for substance abuse, PTSD or traumatic brain injury, take random drug screens, meet a case manager and appear for regular review hearings.

Justice-involved veteran. The court is for a veteran with a pending eligible case who volunteers and is accepted. A disability rating is not the test.

Dental care paid by the commission for a Delaware County veteran whose gross household income is under 250 per cent of the federal poverty level and whose expenses exceed net income: a cleaning in the ordinary course, or emergent care to stop pain, after the office has verified veteran status and income.

Up to 250% of the poverty level. Gross household income under 250 per cent of the current federal poverty level, with expenses greater than net income. Veteran status verified by the office before any care is arranged. No rating is needed.