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Questions To Ask

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Have you ever served in the military?

Location and Role

  • What branch and what was your rank?
  • When did you serve?
  • What were your duties in the service?
  • Were you deployed?
  • Where were you deployed?

Experiences

  • Did you see combat, enemy fire, or casualties?
  • Did you ever become ill while you were in the service?
  • Did you seek help?
  • What were you exposed to?
    1. Examples: Chemical (pollution, solvents, etc.), Biological (infectious disease), Physical (radiation, heat, vibration, noise, etc.).
  • Were you a prisoner of war?
  • Ask about symptoms of PTSD, depression, or exposure to Military Sexual Trauma (MST). See this app’s sections on PTSD and MST for more info.

VA Care

  • Do you know if you are eligible to receive care at a VA facility?
  • Have you enrolled with VA?
  • Do you know where the closest VA facility is?
If at any time a provider has questions about patients' military experiences and the impact of military service on their lives (or a provider uncovers issues they feel ill-equipped to address), eligible Veterans may be referred to the VA (see Resources section for links to information about eligibility and how to enroll).
Any Veteran regardless of eligibility may be referred to the VA crisis line. Call 1-800-273-8255 and press "1" to talk with someone immediately. Or text "838255" for a confidential chat.
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