Readjustment Counseling Service
Vet Center Eligibility
June 24, 2003 | News & Links |
Legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by the President, changes eligibility for Vet Center services (Public Law 104-262), and extends definition of the Vietnam era for war zone veterans (P.L. 104-275). Vet Centers serve the following veterans: WAR ZONE VETERANS - all eras, including:
WORLD WAR II - Three eligible categories:
VIETNAM ERA VETERANS NOT IN THE WAR ZONE - 5 Aug. 1964 to 7 May 1975 (eligible until January 1, 2004, however, veterans who were Vet Center clients prior to January 1, 2004, remain eligible)
Vet Center eligibility has been extended to veterans who participated in one or more of the 3 successive operations in the former Yugoslavia (Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia, aboard U.S. Naval vessels operating in the Adriatic Sea, or air spaces above those areas). SEXUAL TRAUMA AND HARASSMENT COUNSELING - veterans of both sexes, all eras Vet Center services include individual readjustment counseling, referral for benefits assistance, readjustment counseling, group liaison with community agencies, marital and family counseling, substance abuse information and referral, job counseling and placement, sexual trauma counseling, and community education. See VHA DIRECTIVE 97-002, Jan. 9, 1997, for eligibility details. |