Important INformation
VA Healtrh Chat
Tele Emergency Care
Another option to communicate with VA Healthcare:
You can use VA Health Chat to refill VA prescriptions, schedule appointments, and get answers to non-urgent health questions. To get started, download the app:
Tele Emergency Care
Tele Emergency Care
NEW! Tele Emergency Care services
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This new service s now available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, by dialing 888-878-6881 and pressing option 3. Tele Emergency Care offers immediate access to medical assistance, with a team of experienced nurses and emergency medicine providers quickly assessing your needs and recommending the most appropriate care for your condition.
Tele Emergency Care supports all non-life-threatening medical needs, including primary, urgent, and emergency care. Veterans can receive timely guidance and assistance from trained emergency medicine professionals regardless of the situation.
Tele Emergency Care is a convenient alternative to traditional healthcare settings. It allows Veterans to receive prompt medical attention from the comfort of their own homes. This helps reduce unnecessary visits to overcrowded urgent cares or emergency rooms and minimizes wait times. It is designed to accommodate busy lifestyles, offering on-demand assistance for medical concerns, and ensuring patients can access quality health care whenever needed.
If an in-person visit is necessary, we can recommend the most appropriate level of care for your unique needs.
Tele Emergency Care supports but does not replace in-person care. Call 9-1-1 or go to the nearest emergency department if you believe your condition is life-threatening.
2024 VA disability PAY Chart
Thanks to our ARMY friend Tim M. for sharing this with us.
Ever Feel Like Your Balance Isn't What It Used To Be?
None of us tough veterans ever want to admit as we grow older balance has become an issue for us. But admit it or not it may have become a problem.
Falls can be a major cause of injury as folks age. This is a simple exercise video that can help you maintain and improve your balance and heath.
Click here to watch this 3 minute video was supplied by the Department of Veteran Affairs shows some simple things that can help keep us safe and mobile as we age.
Dole VA Regional Office has moved
The Wichita VA Regional Office is moving to a new location effective October 1st, 2023. Open from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., the new space will include abundant, free parking and large, private interview areas. Please scan the QR code for directions from the Robert J. Dole VAMC to the Wichita Regional Office.
5 years of cost free heath care
Veterans may now be eligible for free heath care
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Important INformation
Dole VA: appointment scheduler
Beginning February 1st 2022 there is a new on-line option to schedule appt with the Wichita VA Regional Office
For consultation or to schedule in-person appointment with VBA Regional Office (compensation, pension, survivor benefits, home loan info, education, etc.),
In KANSAS call 316-469-0834.
Nationally, veterans can now schedule on-line an appointment (in-person or virtual) with VBA at: https://vets.force.com/VAVERA/s/
Veterans Ride FREE
A partnership with Wichita Transit and United Way of the Plains, Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center are providing the first year of funding on a two-year pilot project known as Veterans Ride Free.
The project started at the end of July 2020 and offers FREE unlimited rides for Veterans on all Wichita Transit routes. Veterans are required to have proper identification in order to ride free of charge.
Since implementation, over 12,000 free rides have been provided to Veterans across the Wichita area.
NATIONAL FRONT DOOR TO THE VA
1-800*MYVA411
1-800-MyVA411 has a national, toll-free number that serves as a “front door” to VA. This gives you an opportunity to reach who you are looking for easier.
Of course you can still reach VA at any other direct or contact center numbers that you may have. 1-800-MyVA411 simplicity offers a single number to call when you're not sure who to call.
The Veterans Crisis Line is always available 24/7 at 1-800-273-8255 and pressing 1, by Chat, or by Texting 838255.
You may also call the White House VA Hotline at 1-855-948-2311 to share your compliments or concerns.
You Matter
If you’re a Veteran in crisis or Service member in crisis — or you're concerned about one — there are caring, qualified VA responders standing by to help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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Important INformation
Dole VA: Changes to visitation policy
In order to provide the safest environment possible for our Veterans, staff, and visitors, we are modifying our visitation policy.
Effective Saturday, September 11, visiting hours for inpatients will be limited to 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. The number of visitors allowed at one time for each inpatient will decrease from two to one.
We will make changes to our visitation policy as the situation dictates. We encourage individuals desiring to visit an inpatient to check our Robert J. Dole VA website for the current policy
Veteran transition guide
If you are a service memebrs that is starting to transition please check out the Veteran Transition Guide.
This guide has been compiled by retired Colonel, John Buckley. This is an excellent resource to help you make that transition to civilian life.
a special thank you to John and Koch for this information.
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The help you need may just be here
Additional Information
So much more must be done to address this ongoing epidemic among our men and women in blue.
Know yourself, acknowledge your needs, accept a helping hand when offered and ask for one when needed.
Options include:
1) Lifeline: Call 800.273.TALK (8255)
2) Crisis Text Line: Law enforcement text BLUE to 741741, others text TALK to 741741
3) Call 911 for emergencies
4) Check with your department for services including peer support
5) COPLINE: 1-800-267-5463
6) Crisis Text Line - Text BLUE to 741741
7) Cop2Cop - 1 866-COP-2COP (267-2267)
National Front door to the VA
1-800*MYVA411
1-800-MyVA411 has a national, toll-free number that serves as a “front door” to VA. This gives you an opportunity to reach who you are looking for easier.
Of course you can still reach VA at any other direct or contact center numbers that you may have. 1-800-MyVA411 simplicity offers a single number to call when you're not sure who to call.
The Veterans Crisis Line is always available 24/7 at 1-800-273-8255 and pressing 1, by Chat, or by Texting 838255.
You may also call the White House VA Hotline at 1-855-948-2311 to share your compliments or concerns.
Emergency Responded Crisis Text Line
Text Badge to 741741
This is an awesome service offered to our first responders available 24/7
available NOW access to commissary and EXCHANGE
Another opportunity to save
Thanks to the passing of bill HR 1292 - Starting Jan. 1st 2020, new access to commissaries and exchanges will be granted to the following personnel:
- Purple Heart recipients
- former POWs
- all service-connected disabled veterans, of all ratings
- caregivers enrolled in the VA’s Comprehensive Assistance for Family Caregivers program.
Like with many new Government programs there seems to be a lot of confusion as to exactly how this will work.
I finally went to the local Air Force base here and got set up for access to the base commissary and exchange.
The process was easy and pretty straight forward.
Here's what you need to know:
You need to stop in at the visitor's center. This should be located just outside the front gate of your military installation. Currently our facility requires you to wear a face mask. You must present your Veteran Health Identification Card (VHIC), drivers license, vehicle registration and proof of insurance. They will run a background check and once that is completed, they will take your photo.
You should be all set at that point to shop on base.
(NOTE: Felons will not gain access to military facilities) You may wish to go online to eBenefits and print off a veteran status letter which will show you are a service connected veteran.
I was told after my first visit I could bring a guest but they will have to stop at the visitors center each time to gain access to the base.
The folks with newly granted access will have access to revenue-generating Morale, Recreation and Welfare amenities, places such as golf courses, recreation areas, theaters, bowling alleys, campgrounds and lodging facilities that are operated by MWR.
My opinion, just like shopping anywhere else You need to know your pricing.
NEW SERVICE! IMPORTANT INFO from WICHITA Va REGION office
Additional Information
During this COVID-19 Pandemic, the Wichita VBA Regional Office is providing a new virtual Skype service for veterans, please share:
When a Veteran calls in to speak with a benefits related question, he/she will be greeted by an intake person that will ask for name and phone number. That information will be passed on to another representative for a call back. We believe the call back time will be short (15 minutes or less is the goal.) That may fluctuate based on congestion. We appreciate you publishing the contact info via your Vet to Vet network.
- Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Contact one of the phone numbers below.
- When prompted, input the conference ID.
- A representative will ask for the call back information.
- An administrative specialist will contact the Veteran ASAP.
844-358-7954,,265059917# (North) English (United States)
844-210-0201,,265059917# (North) English (United States)
844-894-0415,,265059917# (North) English (United States)
Conference ID: 265059917
