VA Reaching Out to New Mexico OIF/OEF Veterans
August 23, 2007

VA Reaching Out to New Mexico's OIF/OEF Veterans - ALBUQUERQUE -   "No OIF/OEF Veteran Lost" is the goal of a new Transition Patient Advocate (TPA) at the VA hospital in Albuquerque. Scott Anderson recently joined the staff at the New Mexico VA Health Care System and has already begun his search for veterans who have come back from Iraq or Afghanistan after serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom. Each TPA is part of a new Transition of Care and Case Management Team that is based at the VA medical center closest to the veteran's home or best able to provide the services they require. Transition Patient Advocates meet with veterans, family members and may even travel wherever the veteran needs to go.  They help veterans with every conceivable problem, from filling out paperwork to obtaining an appointment to receive specialized clinical treatment. OIF/OEF veterans needing assistance at the VA are encouraged to call Scott Anderson in Albuquerque at 265-1711, extension 2799. If you are calling from outside Albuquerque, you may call Toll Free at 1-800-465-8262, ext. 2799.