HomeVeterans Guide to VA HealthcareWhat Healthcare Services Does the VA Provide?Overview of the VA Medical Benefits Package

2.1. Overview of the VA Medical Benefits Package

A medial benefits package is a package of health care services that is designed to promote good health, preserve your current health and/or restore you to better health.  Within the VA, the medical benefits package includes treating illnesses and injuries, preventing secondary health conditions or future health problems, improving functional abilities and enhancing your quality of life.

The VA is one of the Nation's largest health care providers and educators of the future medical practitioners.  The VA provides a full range of medically necessary services.  These services are provided based upon the judgment of a VA primary care physician and in accordance with the generally accepted standards of clinical practice.   Services provided by the VA include:

This page was: Helpful | Not Helpful