In a special town hall event on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at the Washington D.C. VA Medical Center, VA Secretary Denis McDonough addressed the top requested concerns from Veterans and their families, caregivers and survivors.
The one-hour town hall was streamed live on YouTube. A recording can be viewed online in case you missed it.
You can also read the town hall Q&A with answers to some of the most asked questions.
Before an audience of Veterans and caregivers, Secretary McDonough answered questions on such topics as:
- What VA is doing for personnel at Fort McClellan in Alabama about the dioxins that were stored in drums in unlined pits that leaked into the ground water?
- What is being done or will be done to allow Veterans to receive covered care at non-VA facilities?
- Why Vietnam-era Veterans are not receiving consideration for asbestos exposure?
- What a Veteran must do to obtain a new Veterans Health Identification Card (VHIC).
- VA’s coverage of Camp Lejeune water contamination in North Carolina, compared to coverage of deployment-related infectious diseases.
- VA’s COVID-19 health protection requirements and guidelines for everyone entering a VA facility.
Author:
Mike Molina