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Returning service member care

VA Bedford health care provides health care and other benefits to the newest Veterans returning from service, even if you are still on active duty or an activated member of the National Guard or Reserve. Talk to a care coordinator about making use of your health care benefits.

Connect with a care coordinator

Bharat Shippen-How LICSW

Program Manager

VA Bedford health care

Phone:

Email: Bharat.Shippen-How@va.gov

Eamon M. Anderson LICSW

Case Manager

VA Bedford health care

Phone:

Email: Eamon.Anderson@va.gov

Kevin Foley LCSW

Transition patient advocate

VA Bedford health care

Phone:

Email: kevin.foley2@va.gov

Adam Kirschner LICSW

Case Manager

VA Bedford health care

Phone:

Email: Adam.Kirschner1@va.gov

Care we provide at VA Bedford health care

We can help you access service and benefit programs tailored to the needs of returning service members, including:

  • Polytrauma care
  • Rehabilitation
  • Mental health care
  • Counseling
  • Family benefits counseling
  • Referral assistance

Vet Centers

Vet Centers are counseling centers that help Veterans readjust after deployment. The Vet Center in Lowell  provides counseling for individuals, groups, married couples, and families. They also provide guidance and referrals for other VA and community resources.

Learn more about Vet Centers

  • When to contact a patient advocate at VA Bedford health care and how they can help.

  • Learn what benefits VA offers to Post-9/11 Veterans (previously called the OEF/OIF/OND Program).

  • If you're on active duty in the United States uniformed services, including active National Guard and Reserve, you may be eligible for benefits both during service and after separation or retirement. Find out which benefits you qualify for and when to apply.

  • If you have qualifying service at Camp Lejeune and a current diagnosis of one of the qualifying conditions, you may be able to get disability benefits

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