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Veterans Being Billed by VA for Service-Connected Illnesses Verification

American Legion National staff is currently researching individual claims we are receiving from veterans who are being charged by Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for treatment of service connected injuries or illnesses. We are contacting those veterans to verify that they were indeed billed for treatment of a service connected illness or injury.

This billing of private insurance is done by VA if a veteran is treated for a non service-connected injury. If a veteran is treated by VA for service-connected injury, the veteran’s private insurance should not be billed and VA is mandated to cover the costs for treatment.

If you know of any instances where veterans are actually being billed for the treatment of service-connected illnesses or injuries (including conditions service-connected on a secondary basis) or have had to take action in the past to correct such billing practices, please contact Jacob Gadd, Assistant Director for Program Management. He can be reached at (202) 263-2991 or by email at jgadd@legion.org.

Please have copies of the medical billing available, when you contact Mr. Gadd.