Your health care costs 
We're committed to providing free health care for conditions related to military service and for Veterans with catastrophic disabilities and disability ratings of at least 50%, as well as for those who can't afford to pay for care. Learn more about how we'll determine if you'll need to pay for any part of your care. 

Understanding VA health care costs 


Can I get free VA health care as a Veteran? 
You can get free VA health care for any illness or injury that we determine is related to your military service called " service connected ". We also provide certain other services for free. These include readjustment counseling and related mental health services, care for issues related to military sexual trauma MST, and a registry health exam to determine if you're at risk of health problems linked to your military service. Find out how to get mental health care Learn more about services for military sexual trauma Explore health issues related to service history View more services we provide at no cost You may qualify for additional free VA health care depending on your income, disability rating, or other special eligibility factors. Keep reading below to learn more. 

Will I need to pay for any of my care, tests, or medications? 
You may need to pay a fixed amount for some types of care, tests, and medications you receive from a VA health care provider or an approved community health care provider to treat conditions not related to your service. This is called a copay short for " copayment ". Whether or not you'll need to pay copays and how much you'll pay depends on your disability rating, income level, military service record, and which of our 8 priority groups we assign you to when you enroll in VA health care. For example , if you have a service - connected condition that we've rated at 50% or more disabling or that we've determined makes you unable to work called unemployable , or if you've received a Medal of Honor , we'll assign you to

user: hi, good morning. I'm needing some information about my possible health care costs, could you help me?

assistant: Of course i can help you. VA is committed to providing free health care for conditions related to military service and for veterans with catastrophic disabilities and disability ratings of at least 50%. Besides, it helps those who can't pay for care.

user: Oh, i see. What can you tell me about these costs ,then?

assistant: Are you a veteran, who is looking for free VA health care?

user: No, nothing like that.

assistant: Are you looking for help to pay medicine, tests and care?

user: Yeah, that's precisely what i need to know.

assistant: Good, VA can benefit you setting a fixed amount for you to pay for care, tests or medication. It runs, under the figure of copay, or copayment.

user: It has something to do, if i have a service-connected condition rated by us at 50% or more disabling?

assistant: Yeah, it will give you priority location and you won't pay anything.

user: Then it can be very useful to do the copayment, right? 

assistant: Well, copay enables you to pay a reduced price for medications and tests.

user: What about if i haven't applied for VA health care yet?

assistant: Then you should do it, but before check the requirements for eligibility.