Does the veterans affairs hospital cover cosmetic surgery?
February 282010
I am a Marine Corps and Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran. I was injured in OIF and was received a %70 disability rating. I still have a scar and was wondering if the veterans affairs will do a cosmetic surgery seeing as how it was from injuries sustained during a combat operation. Though I appreciate all answers please only answer if you have a certain answer and no "I guesses" or "I think", thanks!
this is tomjohn’s wife:
I work at a VA also and yes we do do cosmetic surgery. It depends on the type, reason for the surgery and need. All VAs have different programs, therefore they perform different services. Working at a training hospital, we do many surgeries that are classified as elective and cosmetic. The best advise I can give you is to contact your service representative and have him put you in contact with a social worker at the closest VA to you. They then can find out if any of the VAs would consider doing the surgery you are requesting. You can also call the benefits office at 1-800 827 1000(in Michigan) for the telephone number of your service representative. If you are in another state, just contact your local VA hospital for the telephone numbers.