Congress should stop treating veterans like they're asking for a hand out when it comes to the benefits they were promised, and they should realize that, were it not for these veterans, there would be nothing to hand out.
Nick Lampson
Are you a veteran living abroad?
As such your contribution of expert knowledge or experience would be helpful to other veterans. Please contact me.
If you are a veteran living abroad and you believe you may be able to share some knowledge, email jim912@gmail.com
The International Veteran Community
Veterans are entitled to receive their earned benefits no matter where in the world they reside.
Many of these veterans write to me in hopes that I can help them with finding medical care, increasing their VA benefits or technical issues like what they should do about an order for a C & P exam.
I'll be posting more data about all that and more as this site develops. I'm confident that there will be links to many sources of data to help those living abroad.
The concepts involved are often simple...in any country that a veteran resides, the United States State Department acts as the Veterans Administration representative.
Most Veterans Service Organizations will be able to provide some resources and information for the disabled veteran living in another country.
Finally, as in the case of any veteran living on American soil, the expat veteran who has access to the Internet can handle his own issues with VA efficiently.
Benjamin Krause adds;
For disabled veterans looking to use Voc Rehab while abroad, more information can be found here: VBA M28
This link will direct you to the internal protocol for Voc Rehab to use when expats wish to use Chapter 31 for training and education when living in foreign countries.
Rules and regulations are no different for veterans outside the United States. The best form of communication is still a written document, mailed to the Regional Office where that veterans folder is kept.
For veterans living abroad who qualify for Voc Rehab, you can use this benefit.