In life you need a job that can support your lifestyle and still leave you some money to save and invest. Normally you can start by age 25. Just as the pioneers averaged 15 miles a day, you should set a goal of saving an average of 15% of your lifestyle spending every year. By age 31, you should reach Fort Kearny, Nebraska, the first landmark of retirement. Ideally, you should have saved enough to fund your spending for an entire year. Save 15% for six years, plus a little growth, and you should have 100% of what you spend in a year.
If VA has no primary-care doctor on staff, a referral for private care is required. That change alone should open the program to about 160,000 more veterans, officials said. The new rules also allow referrals to private doctors for any veteran who must travel by air, boat or ferry to a VA facility. Before the âChoiceâ card rolled out last year, veterans could only receive outside care for emergencies â wherever the closest hospital is, for instance â or for procedures VA didnât offer.
Veterans with a service-connected disability rating can use VA medical centers, but health care benefits arenât only limited to those individuals. Letâs dispel some of the myths about VA health care eligibility, and see who is eligible, and learn how you can apply for VA health care benefits. Two things to remember: (1) This is only general information. Each case is unique, and final benefits decisions rest with the VA. (2) VA health care eligibility only means you can visit VA medical centers and clinics for health care. It does not necessarily mean all health care is 100% free (some medical care may be free, and cost is dependent upon many factors).