VA to provide free flu shots for veterans
Published 12:00 am Thursday, October 10, 2013
GRANITE QUARRY — Members of the Rural Health program team from the W.G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center in Salisbury will provide free flu shots and VA services at the Granite Quarry Municipal Building, 143 N. Salisbury Ave., from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 16.
The program will also be at JR Tobacco, 1515 Broad St., Statesville, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 25.
Free flu shots will be available for all veterans currently using VA health care and to those veterans possessing a DD-214 and a valid photo ID.
The team will provide former and current military members assistance on registration and health care education. Former military members who are not currently enrolled for VA health care benefits will need to bring a copy of their DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, to attach to their application for VA health care benefits. If you have lost your DD Form 214, you can request a copy from www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/
VA personnel will assist in completing enrollment applications, requesting DD Form 214s, and initiating MyHealtheVet online services.
For more information, call 1-800-469-8262, extension 4958, 4960, 4937 or 4315. VA outreach activities are posted on the events calendar at www.salisbury.va.gov/calendar.asp . For more VA information, visit www.salisbury.va.gov, on Facebook at facebook.com/VASalisbury or on Twitter at twitter.com/SalisburyVAMC.