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Veterans: New website for ordering contact lenses - VA News
I drive (1200 miles) or fly 3 hours, every 3 months to Germany (at a minimum cost of $800 dollars per trip) just to go to Wiesbaden, Germany in order to check on my PO Box (only 16 ounces permitted of mail) and refill my prescriptions! I do not complain, after all, I chose to go where my family is after serving our country for 20 plus yrs. Given that, I would be glad to see some real support by the VA, pressing the DOOD to take care of remote retired soldiers, even if costly to me, and to some of us who are by default forgotten overseas! Soldier for life, thanks!

Ang
	May 16, 2024 at 13:46 - Reply 

The VA doesn’t offer contact lense exams. So veterans like me who rely on VA healthcare wouldn’t be able to use this “benefit”. To get a contact exam is very expensive. From the comments I am reading it’s a gimmic anywho

Cynthia Benavides
	May 16, 2024 at 13:45 - Reply 

I was going to say false advertising, but I re-read this article and they never claim to be less expensive than others. They only say they are offering 10% instant savings on their over-the-top exorbitant prices and free shipping on your first order. But the manner in which they claim this is a big benefit to veterans is very misleading and downright disrespectful. Like we are all a bunch of fools who will gobble this BS down while they laugh their way to the bank.

Chewks
	May 16, 2024 at 17:05 - Reply 

Thank you for the information- appreciate that- peace. I will avoid this-

Alan Ganzman
	May 16, 2024 at 12:00 - Reply 

The VCS PatriotVision website prices for contact lenses are significantly higher that of some other on-line vendors. Why are you pushing this particular company?

Major Payne
	May 16, 2024 at 11:39 - Reply 

I know the VA is trying, still a long way to go though – I had a shoulder X-RAY over 3 months ago.
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You’re the owner of the vehicle used for travel, or
You share a vehicle, like a taxi, with other Veterans and pay your own fare, or
You pay another Veteran to take you to an appointment

You’ll need to provide a receipt for your expenses. If you’re eligible for reimbursement, we’ll pay the mileage rate or actual expense, whichever is less.
If you use a free transportation service
You’re only eligible for reimbursement for any travel you may have had to get to and from your home to where you were picked up or dropped off by the service.
Free transportation services may include the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) system, VA Veterans Transportation Service (VTS), or other no-cost city or state transportation.

These types of transport are covered under special mode transportation reimbursement. You may be eligible for reimbursement if you meet the requirements listed here.
This must be true:
You’re a Veteran traveling for care at a VA health facility or for VA-approved care at a facility in your community.
And all of these must also be true:

You’re eligible for general health care travel reimbursement, and
A VA health care provider determines that your medical condition requires an ambulance or a specially equipped van for travel, and
We’ve approved your travel in advance, unless the travel is for an emergency situation where a delay would threaten your life or health. If you need emergency transportation, notify us within 72 hours after transport.  

For more information, talk with your VA health care team.

Call your VA health facility’s Beneficiary Travel contact.Find the travel contact for your facility
Or call our BTSSS toll-free call center at 855-574-7292 (TTY: 711). We’re here Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET.

We’ll deposit your reimbursement through electronic funds transfer (EFT), unless we’ve made other payment arrangements with you. 

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