Veterans who want to find out more about the benefits they’re entitled to should come to the Westchester County Veterans’ Service Agency’s next registration day on Thursday, Dec. 16. A newly expanded schedule now invites veterans in to sign up for medical services twice a month.
The Dec. 16 “Veterans Registration Day” event will be held in conjunction with the James J. Peters’ VA Medical Center in the Bronx from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Thursday, December 16. The next event, on January 6, will include a representative from the Franklin Delano Roosevelt campus of the VA Hudson Valley Health Care System in Montrose.
Programs are held the first and third Thursday of every month at the agency’s office at 112 East Post Road, 4th floor, Room 442, White Plains.
Veterans who have not yet registered can get a new identification card, sign up for medical services and arrange for a wellness exam. To take advantage of this service, veterans need to bring their DD-214 (discharge or separation papers).
Veterans who have not previously used the VA should visit to establish their eligibility or learn about their appeal rights. Veterans who have used the VA should arrange for a complete physical at least once per year to keep their eligibility current and ensure the facility they prefer to use has them registered as an active patient. The physical, including all lab tests required, will cost no more than $15 and will be free for many enrolled veterans.
If you would like to attend a registration day, please call the Veterans Service Agency to confirm that morning at (914) 995-2145.