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Call us at 877-222-8387. We’re here Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. ET. If you have hearing loss, call TTY: 800-877-8339.

You don’t need to be enrolled in VA health care to get care.
Learn more about accessing VA mental health services
To connect with other resources for Veterans and transitioning service members:

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Enhanced eligibility for returning OEF/OIF/OND combat Veterans
You can receive free VA health care for up to 10 years after discharge or release for any condition related to your service in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) in Afghanistan or Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) or Operation New Dawn (OND) in Iraq. This is called an enhanced eligibility period.
We encourage you to apply right away
If you wait to apply for VA health care until after your enhanced eligibility period ends, we won’t factor your OEF/OIF/OND combat Veteran status into our decision on your enrollment. Instead, we’ll base your eligibility on factors such as your income and VA disability rating. So even if you don’t think you need medical care right now, we encourage you to apply for VA health care right away to take advantage of this enhanced eligibility period. 
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You may qualify for enhanced eligibility if you meet all of these requirements.
All of these must be true:

You served in a theater of combat operations after November 11, 1998, and
You were discharged or released from active service on or after January 29, 2003, and
You didn’t receive a dishonorable discharge

We’ll use the documents listed below to determine your service in a theater of combat operations:

Military service documentation that reflects service in a combat theater, or
Receipt of combat service medals, or
Receipt of combat tax exemption, imminent danger, or hostile fire pay

 Benefits of enhanced eligibility 
 

If you qualify for enhanced eligibility as an OEF/OIF/OND combat Veteran:
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Prosthetic & Sensory Aids Service (PSAS)

Home Improvements/Structural Alterations (HISA)
This benefit provides medically necessary improvements and structural alterations to Veterans/Servicemembers’ primary residence for the following purposes:

Allowing entrance to or exit from the primary residence
Use of essential lavatory and sanitary facilities (e.g. roll in showers)
Allowing accessibility to kitchen or bathroom sinks or counters (e.g. lowering counters/sinks)
Improving entrance paths or driveways in immediate area of the home to facilitate access to the home through construction of permanent ramping
Improving plumbing or electrical systems made necessary due to installation of home medical equipment

HISA will not pay for:

Walkways to exterior buildings
Spa, hot tub, or Jacuzzi
Exterior decking
New construction

HISA Benefit AmountsLifetime benefit for Veterans and Servicemembers.$6,800 will be approved to:

Address a service-connected disability
Address a compensable disability treated “as if” is a service-connected disability and for which the Veteran entitled to medical services under 38 USC 1710(a)(2)(c) (e.g., disability acquired through treatment or vocational rehabilitation provided by VA)
Address a non-service- connected disability, if the beneficiary has a service-connected disability rated at least 50 percent disability (no combining or combination of disability percentages is allowed).

$2,000 will be approved to:

Address a disability that is not covered above

Note: All HISA projects must be medically justified for the service connected disability and/or non-service connected disability.
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 LGBTQ+ Veteran care
 

If you're a Veteran who identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning, or a related identity, we’re committed to serving your needs. The LGBTQ+ Veteran care coordinator at your VA health care facility can help you get the care you need in a safe, sensitive environment.
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Care we provide at VA Montana health care
We promote the health, welfare, and dignity of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ+) Veterans and their families. We focus on ensuring a safe, welcoming, and affirmative environment when providing you with sensitive and high-quality health care services like:

Hormone therapy
Substance use and alcohol treatment
Testing and treatment for HIV and STIs (sexually transmitted infections)
Mental health care
Psychosocial assessments for gender-confirming surgeries and hormone therapy

Learn more and connect with a care coordinator

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We offer resources and support for minority Veterans to help address your specific needs with benefits and services at VA.
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Care we provide at VA Montana health care
If you’re a minority Veteran, we can help you get the services and benefits you need. Our Minority Veterans Program serves all Veterans who are African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Native American (including American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Island Americans). We work to:

Help the medical center address minority Veterans’ needs
Meet minority Veterans’ needs in the local community
Identify barriers and create a more accessible environment for minority Veterans
Inform minority Veterans of VA benefits, services, and programs

Learn more and connect with a care coordinator

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VA wants to make sure that you get the best possible care. If you need help finding care or getting problems resolved, please contact a patient advocate.
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Our patient advocates work hard to make sure you receive the best possible care at our health care facilities. They can:

Help you get answers or address concerns with your care team
Advocate for patient and family rights
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The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Resources and Environmental Protection
2022‑23, retaining $10 million).
DOC’s Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation Program
($25 million in 2022‑23, which eliminates the recent General Fund
support for the program).
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s
(CalFire’s) deferred maintenance projects ($13 million in 2021‑22,
retaining $37 million).
SCC’s Explore the Coast program ($1 million in 2021‑22, retaining
$13 million).

Additionally, the budget reverts $115 million of General Fund that
was set aside in a designated fund in 2021‑22 and 2022‑23 for
park-related activities but is not urgently needed.
Cap-and-Trade Spending
Summary
Targets Cap-and-Trade Discretionary Spending Primarily to
Offset General Fund Reductions. As shown in Figure 13, the
budget package allocates $4.8 billion in spending from GGRF. This
includes $2.7 billion in statutorily required appropriations and
$2.2 billion in discretionary spending. The budget projects that with
these expenditures, the fund will maintain a balance of $102 million.
Nearly all of the discretionary spending is focused on minimizing the
programmatic impacts of addressing the budget shortfall—primarily by
reducing General Fund spending commitments in the ZEV and energy
packages made in previous budget agreements and backfilling them with
GGRF. For example, the budget package backfills a total of $500 million
for the Equitable Building Decarbonization Program across 2022‑23 and
2023‑24. As shown earlier in Figure 3, the budget also expresses
legislative intent for additional discretionary GGRF funding to be used
to backfill reductions in the ZEV package in subsequent years through
2027.

Figure 13
2023‑24 Cap‑and‑Trade Expenditure Plan
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Program

Department 

Funding

Statutorily Required Appropriations

$2,639

High‑Speed Rail

HSRA

889 

Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities
CCC Backcountry Trails Program Receives Merit Award | California Conservation Corps
On May 1, CCC’s Backcountry Trails Program was honored to receive the 2024 California Trails and Greenways Program Merit Award which recognizes efforts to promote, enhance, and expand public awareness and use of California’s trails and greenways. Since its inception in 1979, CCC’s Backcountry Program has made quite the impact, and this past season was no different. In 2023, 90 Corpsmembers worked together to:

Construct 21,802 feet of new trail
Maintain 186.55 miles of existing trail
Install 3,417.5 square feet of multi-tier rock wall
Install 220.8 linear yards of single-tier rock wall
Create 97 linear yards of causeway
Place 29 water bars
Six linear yards of riprap
Put in 183 retainers
Rehabilitate 5,017 linear yards of trail
Cut out 71 logs

 

Wilderness & Watershed Restoration District Director Karlson Hubbard accepts the 2024 California Trails and Greenways Program Merit Award.

 

These outcomes are even more impressive, given the fact that some Corpsmembers in the program had never hiked or camped before – let alone worked on trails. CCC’s Backcountry Program places a high emphasis on developing young adults of all backgrounds to be knowledgeable and capable trail workers. No prior experience is needed to join.
With the support of staff and project sponsors, CCC Backcountry Program participants received training and one-on-one mentorship, and participated in daily classes after work. On average, 95-percent of Corpsmembers reported significant improvements in both knowledge and skills related to project work.

 

Three Corpsmembers on the Inyo Backcountry Trails crew use rock bars to move rocks around in Inyo National Forest. 

 

As the season ended, Corpsmembers returned from the wilderness with the skills and mindset needed to tackle conservation challenges. Many of the young adults continue to engage in public service through trails and other environmental careers.
The CCC thanks the California Trails & Greenways Awards Committee for recognizing the value of CCC’s Backcountry Program. We look forward to the start of the next season and the continuation of this important work.
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Interim Commissioner Sean MaharSean Mahar, a graduate of Siena College, is the Interim Commissioner for DEC helping to lead the agency's environmental protection and natural resource conservation efforts. Prior to becoming the Executive Deputy Commissioner in 2022, Sean was Chief of Staff overseeing external agency affairs and operations and guiding implementation of key agency priorities, and previously was the Assistant Commissioner of Public Affairs for the Agency. Before joining DEC, Sean was the Director of Government Relations and Communications for Audubon New York where he led efforts to advance state and federal conservation policies and build support for wildlife conservation initiatives in the state, including climate change adaptation strategies. Sean was also an adjunct professor at Siena College teaching a course on Environmental Policy and Management.  

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Erica Ringewald is DEC's Chief of Staff. Ringewald joined DEC in 2016 as Director of Media Relations before becoming Deputy Commissioner for Public Affairs in 2018. As Chief of Staff, Ringewald helps manage agency priorities, particularly strategic responses to emerging issues and challenges by tapping regional, policy, counsel, and congressional and legislative affairs staff to expedite and harmonize outcomes and safeguard New York's natural resources.
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