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Commissioner Hendon explains DVS's role in filling gaps for veterans ineligible for VA health care
1:04:14
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Commissioner James Hendon clarifies the role of DVS in providing services to veterans, particularly those who are not eligible for VA health care. He explains how DVS is adapting to fill gaps left by VA service reductions.
- Hendon distinguishes between veterans eligible for VA health care and those who are not.
- He explains that DVS traditionally focuses on veterans not eligible for VA health care, providing follow-on social services.
- Hendon notes that DVS is now seeing more cases where there's no VA social worker available due to backlogs.
- He emphasizes that DVS is stepping in to fill these gaps in service, even for veterans who would typically be served by the VA.
- This explanation highlights how local agencies like DVS are adapting to changes in federal services to ensure continuous support for veterans.
James Hendon
1:04:14
It's important to note the difference between us and traditionally we usually focus on the veterans who are not eligible for VA health care because we provide the follow on social services, critical time and events, etcetera.
1:04:25
Whereas the VA focuses on those who are eligible VA health care.
1:04:28
So if you're HUD VASH, you would have a VA social worker who would work with you.
1:04:32
If you are not eligible VA health care, you'd have VASH collaborative case management, we would work with you.
1:04:36
What Lamar is saying is we're seeing more cases where there's no VA social worker, there's this backlog, and so we're filling in that gap.
1:04:43
That's a knock directly to what he's seeing in house.
1:04:46
I just wanna make sure we explain that.
Robert Holden
1:04:47
So are you hearing from the VA workers that a lot of people are being cut and I have a bigger case load.