{"id":72906,"date":"2023-01-18T21:13:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T21:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/01\/18\/when-va-calls-veterans-listen\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:15:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:15:58","slug":"when-va-calls-veterans-listen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/education-transition\/2023\/01\/18\/when-va-calls-veterans-listen\/","title":{"rendered":"When VA calls, veterans listen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2023\/01\/13\/va-to-pay-for-all-emergency-mental-health-care-starting-next-week\/\" target=\"_blank\">Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a>\u2019 most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2020\/03\/03\/va-success-story-new-veterans-answering-calls-checking-in\/\" target=\"_blank\">effective outreach efforts<\/a> may be a simple telephone call to ask veterans if they have any questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to data to be released later this week by the Government Accountability Office, staffers in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/2019\/12\/27\/newly-separated-veterans-will-now-get-phone-calls-from-the-va-to-talk-about-benefits-and-support-services\/\" target=\"_blank\">VA Solid Start program<\/a> were able to connect with more than 70% of recently separated servicemembers in fiscal 2021 to discuss health care benefits, program offerings and other veteran-related questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That figure (which amounts to more than 137,000 completed calls) was up from about 57% in fiscal 2020. Fiscal 2022 figures were around the same level as 2021 but incomplete as the GAO report was finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2019\/12\/27\/newly-separated-veterans-will-now-get-phone-calls-from-the-va-to-talk-about-benefits-and-support-services\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5511234.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Newly separated veterans will now get phone calls from the VA to talk about benefits and support services<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">New in 2020:  Veterans will be getting three unsolicited calls from VA within their first year of leaving the military.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veterans who spoke with the department representatives were more likely to use their education benefits, apply for disability payouts, enroll in VA health care and access job training opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVA data showed that about 44% of veterans who were successfully contacted enrolled in VA health care, compared to about 7% percent of veterans who were not,\u201d the GAO analysis states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[The] program connects new veterans to crucial benefits and resources to help overcome significant difficulties they may face in reintegrating to civilian life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Solid Start program was launched in late 2019 as an effort to more actively inform veterans of available resources and assistance as they transitioned from military to civilian life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It includes three calls from VA officials to new veterans within their first year of separation \u2014 one after 90 days, one after 180 days and one near the 365-day mark \u2014 to \u201cinform [veterans] about what to expect during this critical time and help [them] build a solid start to [their] civilian life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program was codified by Congress in 2021. Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee member Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., was the chief proponent of that move and called the latest results from the program encouraging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Solid Start program is an essential way to better meet the needs of our country\u2019s veterans, ensuring that they are aware of the VA services and support that can help ease their transition to civilian life,\u201d she said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI was glad to work with Republicans and Democrats to enshrine this program into law, and this GAO report shows that the VA is successfully taking proactive action to contact veterans and connect them with VA services, including for mental health care.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, she also noted areas of future improvement detailed by the GAO.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2023\/01\/13\/va-to-pay-for-all-emergency-mental-health-care-starting-next-week\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6303546122_8f658d7cd9_o.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">VA to pay for all emergency mental health care starting next week<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The policy includes costs for care both inside the VA health system and for private-sector emergency visits.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Researchers said in their report that younger veterans and individuals with limited phone access continue to be difficult to contact. 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