VA, Florida Partner for Injured Veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has begun a pilot project with the state of Florida to help severely wounded service members get additional benefits from the state when they move from military hospitals to VA medical facilities. The program will connect injured patients in Florida with the Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs (FDVA) Seamless Transition Program. VA will provide an opportunity for injured veterans who are being treated in DoD medical facilities and are headed for VA treatment facilities in Florida after their discharge, to be contacted by the FDVA. The state has committed to providing life-long follow-up aid to those veterans who need it and consent to be contacted. VA secretary R. James Nicholson said that if the program is well received by Florida’s injured veterans, he hopes to partner with other states for long-term support to veterans.