Getting Help
The information on this website is intended to help veterans learn about the VA disability claims process to become better advocates for themselves. Our mission is to help veterans participate more effectively in the VA disability claims process. This gives veterans more power and control over decisions that are made by others. This empowerment builds self confidence and creates a sense of purpose, while reducing anxiety.
FAQs
Who is eligible for On Point for Veterans assessment and counseling services ?
Veterans with Medicare or Tricare insurance, who are residents of Michigan. Who believe they have a service-connected condition related to PTSD and other mental health conditions including and Military Sexual Trauma MST are eligible for a comprehensive psychosocial assessment to evaluate the possibility for pursuing for a VA disability compensation claim. We also help spouses of veterans who died from Agent Orange conditions so they understand and purse their spouse’s death service connected death benefit.
How can that be?
We bill Medicare and/or Tricare for your mental health assessment and counseling. We forgive your insurance co pay. We cannot bill for counseling services outside of Michigan.
How do I request an On Point 4 Veterans assessment and counseling services?
Email On Point 4 Veterans for at mike@onpoint4veterans.net
When seeking our help be prepared to provide the following information,
Your Name
Mailing address
Email address
Cell phone
Home phone
A copy of your DD214
List previous requests for a VA disability compensation claims, if applicable. Provide of all VA decision letters.
Name, phone number, state, email address of your Veterans Services Officer VSO, if you have one.
Permission to communicate with your VSO
Be prepared to provide your Health Insurance information.
What can On Point 4 Veterans do to help you get a disability compensation benefit you have earned?
If we accept your case, we will prepare your psychosocial assessment called Military History Psychosocial Assessment
This begins the process to support your effort to prove your service-connected trauma/event “more likely than not” occurred, and it adversely affects you now.
We will also help document the level of your disability (if any) which may relate to the amount of your compensation.
We also collaborate with your Veterans Services Officer during this process as you prepare a fully developed VA disability claim for your service connected trauma/event.
The On Point 4 Veterans Web Site
The On Point 4 Veterans web site is built to help veterans understand the VA disability claims process. The VA’s claims process is a complicated and anxiety producing experience. We hope our site helps you understand the challenges and prepare you for presenting your VA claim.
We urge veterans to look online to check out organizations that may offer to help you with your VA disability claim. If there is a better resource please go with them..
IMPORTANT: Check the credentials and costs for online services and get it in writing.
Be careful: Before you send money to a website, talk to a real human and get in writing an explanation of services they provide, your costs and likelihood of success.
Clinicians
On Point 4 Veterans is new and we are small. In fact, we need other clinicians to work with veterans and their VSO both inside and outside of Michigan. Clinicians may work with On Point 4 Veterans via our administrative support services or you may accept our referrals.
We are busy and expect to be busier. We strive to prepare clinicians to work successfully with veterans during their VA disability claims process using your clinical skills.
For Veteran Services Officers using our site we hope you find it helpful and it lightens your load. We are seeking your suggestions to make the site more useful. We are encouraging VSOs to use the mental health screens on the site to help identify veterans with a possible service-connected PTSD and/or other mental health condition.
We applaud and support committed clinicians at Vet Centers who are working with veterans pursuing their VA benefit claim. Sadly, some clinicians are redescent to advocate for their clients. Vet Center clinicians have the authority to advocate for your clients seeking a VA benefit.
Please remember, the veterans you are seeing are worthy of your best effort.
On Point 4 Veterans is seeking your input so we become a better resource for all Vet Center clinicians. Your clinical skills will make a difference in the lives of veterans.
