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VA Montgomery County Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (Video):  Thousands of veterans live in Montgomery County Maryland. The Dept. of Veterans Affairs has opened a state of the art healthcare clinic in Gaithersburg, giving county veterans an option to receive healthcare closer to home. Video features CBOC Staff and County Councilmember Gabe Albornoz, Chair of the HHS Committee. Susan Kenedy, Communications Specialist with the Montgomery County Council, has the story.
Veterans in and around Montgomery County, Maryland now have a closer-to-home option for their health care. The new Montgomery County Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), located on 15810 Gaither Drive in Gaithersburg, Maryland, provides Veterans with primary care, women’s health, mental health and social work services, as well as nutrition counseling, pharmacy consultations, audiology device fittings and specialty care via clinical telehealth technology. VA community partners will also be on-site to offer access to community resources.

To book an appointment at the new CBOC, just call the VA at 202-745-8000, Option 2, Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For VA Medical Advice, call 202-745-8000, Option 3, 24/7. To reach the CBOC Administrative Receptionist, call 301-591-5858, Option 8.

The new CBOC location offers free parking. Conveniently located to the Shady Grove Metro Station via Ride On Bus #63 and #63X. Route #63X provides additional service between Gaither Road & Gaither Drive and the Shady Grove Metro Station to augment Route 63 trips on weekdays. Service is available from approximately 6:20 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

View VA CBOC Flyer

VA Healthcare Eligibility

Washington DC VA Medical Center
Eligibility Office
50 Irving Street, NW, First Floor, Room 1B100
Washington, DC 20422
Montgomery County CBOC Eligibility: 202-745-8000 ext. 51316 (Naz Brown)
www.va.gov/health-care/eligibility

If you served in the active military service and were separated under any condition other than dishonorable, you may qualify for VA health care benefits. Current and former members of the Reserves or National Guard who were called to active duty by a federal order and completed the full period for which they were called or ordered to active duty may be eligible for VA health benefits as well. For more detail information about eligibility, please visit www.va.gov/healthbenefits/apply/veterans.asp
 

Military Discharge Types and Eligibility for VA Services:
https://lawforveterans.org/work/84-discharge-and-retirement/497-military-discharge

Enroll in VA Healthcare

• There are 42,000 Veterans living in the County and only an estimated 11,000 are enrolled in the VA Healthcare system.  Given that the County now has its first CBOC, the Montgomery County Commission on Veterans Affairs is encouraging Veterans to enroll now.  The very first step in obtaining access to your VA Health Benefits is to apply for enrollment.
  
  Effective immediately, Veterans who served in a theater of combat operations after November 11, 1998, can complete applications for enrollment in VA health care by telephone without the need for a signed paper application. All other Veterans may apply by phone starting July 5, 2016.
  
  When Veterans choose to enroll, VA offers an enhancement to their enrollment experience through “Welcome to VA” (W2VA).  W2VA enhances communication by reaching out to newly enrolled Veterans through personal phone calls upon enrollment, providing assistance with health care inquiries and assisting with their initial appointment at their preferred VA healthcare facility. In addition, VA sends each new enrollee an introductory letter and personalized Veterans Health Benefits Handbook in the mail.
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  For more information about the Veterans Health Benefits Handbook, visit www.va.gov/HEALTHBENEFITS/vhbh/index.asp

Here are the convenient ways to apply for enrollment:

By Telephone
The telephone application option is a more convenient way to apply for enrollment, and eliminates the need for a signed paper application.

• VA staff members will collect the needed information and process the enrollment application for an enrollment determination.

• To apply, call 1-877-222-VETS (8397), Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m, EST.

Apply Online
Fill out the application online and electronically submit it to VA for processing. No need for additional documents to verify military service. If you were recently discharged, we will get your military information for you.

• To complete the healthcare application, visit www.vets.gov/healthcare/apply

• Once you complete the application, you may submit your application online.

• You will immediately receive a confirmation message notifying you that your application has been received.

• A signature is not required for online registration.

• For more information about the application process, visit www.va.gov/healthbenefits/apply/application_process.asp

• You will also receive information about the appeals process, if you do not agree with the enrollment decision.

Apply in Person
You may apply in person at your local VA health care facility.

• Complete the healthcare application online.

• For more information about the application process, visit www.va.gov/healthbenefits/apply/application_process.asp

• You will also receive information about the appeals process, if you do not agreement witht he enrollment decision.

By Mail
Pick up an application at your local VA or download, print, and fill out the 10-10EZ, Application for Health Care. Complete the application (be sure to sign it) and mail to: Health Eligibility Center, 2957 Clairmont Road, Suite 200, Atlanta, GA 30329-1647.

Required Signature
When you apply in person or by mail, you or the person acting as your Power of Attorney must sign and date the form. If your Power of Attorney signs and dates the form you must submit a copy of the Power of Attorney with the form. If you sign with an "X", then two people that you know must witness you as you sign the form. They must also sign and print their names on the form.

Obtaining an Appointment
You may request a doctor's appointment when you apply for enrollment by checking 'yes' to the question asking if you want an appointment on the application. An appointment will be made witha  VA doctor or provider and you will be notified via mail of the appointment. If you need health care before your scheduled appointment, you may contact the Enrollment Coordinator, Urgent Care Clinic or the Emergency Room at your local VA  .