Hearing Aids for Veterans

Audiological Services and Hearing Aids for Veterans

VA Services and VA Benefits for Hearing Loss

If you or someone you love is a veteran, we want to offer our most sincere gratitude for your service. Our team of trusted audiologists understands how much sacrifice is required from both our men and women who put themselves in harm's way not only to protect our country but also their families. This is why The Hearing Doctor is so proud to be a provider for the VA Community Care Network and offer specialized VA services and VA benefits for hearing loss to the bravest members of our community under The MISSION Act.

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Hearing Healthcare Needs Amongst Veterans

Did you know that tinnitus and hearing loss are the number one and number two most common injuries sustained by our returning veterans? According to the US Department of Veteran Affairs (VA), there are about 2.7 million servicemen and servicewomen who live with tinnitus and/or hearing loss that was sustained while on duty. While this is true, many of our veterans never seek treatment or care for their hearing health, although it has the potential to have a profound impact on one’s quality of life.

The MISSION Act

For some veterans, it can feel easier to simply live with hearing loss than work with their local VA. This is where The MISSION Act comes in.

In June 2019, the VA began implementing The MISSION Act, which allows veterans to seek treatment and care from facilities outside of the VA. This piece of legislation was written as an option to offer more choice for our valued veterans. There are specific guidelines that must be met for eligibility under the MISSION Act, however, if you meet these specific requirements you will be able to work with The Hearing Doctor to receive hearing aids for veterans at absolutely no cost to you.

How to Receive VA Hearing Aid Benefits and Services Under The MISSION Act

Schedule an appointment with your primary care physician at your local VA and let them know that you are interested in getting community hearing healthcare from The Hearing Doctor.

You and your primary care physician can look at the eligibility requirements to determine whether or not you qualify to receive VA benefits for hearing loss with us. Eligibility may be determined based on one or more of these factors:

A veteran needs services not provided at a VA facility
A veteran lives in a U.S. state or territory without a full-service VA medical facility. Specifically, this would apply to Veterans living in Alaska, Hawaii, New Hampshire and the U.S. territories of Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
A veteran qualifies under the “grandfather” provision related to distance eligibility under the Veterans Choice Program.

VA cannot furnish care within certain designated access standards.

Drive distance for specialty care is sixty minutes or more on average for the Veteran.
Appointments for specialty care cannot be made within 28 days from the day of request.

The Veteran and the referring clinician agree it is in the best medical interest of the Veteran to receive community care based on defined factors.

VA has determined that a VA medical service line is not providing care in a manner that complies with VA’s standards for quality based on specific conditions.

Most veterans who qualify to receive VA benefits for hearing loss services with us under The MISSION Act qualify with us based on drive distance (sixty minutes or more), appointment availability (more than 28 days from date of request), or that the veteran and the clinician agree it is in the best medical interest of the Veteran to receive community care.

Schedule your appointment with us, and let us take care of the rest.

We are so grateful for the opportunity to provide community care for our heroes, our valued veterans. Each and every one of you have played a critical role in keeping our country safe and free, and we are extremely grateful to you for that. We look forward to providing you quality VA services and VA hearing aids, and walking with you on your journey to better hearing and an improved quality of life. Thank you again for your service, we value you and are grateful to you and your families.

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