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This has me confused 🤔

VA releases health care benefit application for Spanish-speaking Veterans

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WASHNGTON — Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released the Spanish version of the application for health benefits, as part of VA’s effort to simplify and improve the health care enrollment process for Veterans.

The new language version implements the VA Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans’ recommendation to provide Spanish versions of the application and instructions.

***There were go. Even though to serve u have 2 speak read & write English, a committee says its discrimination***

“Our Veteran population is made up of an increasingly diverse group of people,” said VA Secretary Robert Wilkie. “Our nation appreciates the service and sacrifice of all Veterans, including Hispanic and Latino Veterans.

And it’s our duty to expand the ways we communicate with all Veterans, so they’re properly informed about the benefits they’ve earned.”

According to the National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics, the number of living Veterans who identify as being Hispanic or Latino,

as of Sept. 30, 2017, is nearly 1.5 million people. More than half a million Veterans already enrolled in the VA health care system self-identify as Hispanic or Latino.

The form is available at VA medical facilities and online at vaww.va.gov/vaforms/medica…

***To be clear, I support all my fellow Veterans, and if this makes even 1 of their lives easier it's probably worth it, but it's getting ridiculous. Why not a Vietnamese version? Used to be uniform. That's all I'm saying***