VA Qestion

I am a veteran receiving compensation from the VA, and have decided to become and OTR trucker. My questions is how do most veterans get their medication from the VA if they should happen to mistakenly run out while on the road? I other words since we are in the system can we go to any VA clinic and get a refill if we get the okay from or main service provider or is there a sh...ton of red tape we have to go thru and wait till we get back home and be SOL?

Since you know you'll be out on the road and it's a possibility that it can happen, speak with your primary doctor at the VA and give them a heads up. They'll annotate it in your records and then if it happens, you'll just have to call the VA hospital in the area you're in and get the authorization for refills.

Thanks for the information Mr. Robert b.

Since you know you'll be out on the road and it's a possibility that it can happen, speak with your primary doctor at the VA and give them a heads up. They'll annotate it in your records and then if it happens, you'll just have to call the VA hospital in the area you're in and get the authorization for refills.

No problem. My wife and I are both Veterans so we've both looked into all the stipulations in regards to vacations, employment and such.

One thing you might have to factor in is if you're under care for PTSD, you might want to get with that Dr as well and possibly get that information on file as well in case you're required to visit a specific doctor at a different location. They'll be able to schedule you quicker that way.