Tricare is fantastic medical coverage that allows you to go anywhere that accepts Medicare. Call Medicare @ 1-800-medicare, open 24/7, for all your questions. Or visit medicare.gov website. Thank you to your husband for serving our country:>) patti On Sep 4, 2010, at 4:10 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote: > MY HUSBAND WAS IN VIET NAM IN 1967 AND 1969 AND HE HAS HAD PARKINSON > FOR > THE LAST 15 YEARS. > > HOWEVER, IS A RETIRED AF OFFICER AND WE HAVE TRI-CARE/MEDICARE. > > ISN'T THAT EQUAL OR THE SAME AS THE VA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM? WHAT > OTHER > TYPE OF COMPENSATION/BENEFIT IS THERE? > > WHAT OTHER DISABILITY BENEFITS ARE THERE TO GAIN BY SENDING IN THE > APPLICATON? > > THANKS, > > [log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask]) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn