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TRAVEL EXPENSES THAT WE REIMBURSE WE MAY PAY FOR YOUR TRAVEL TO RECEIVE CARE AT THESE TYPES OF FACILITIES: * VA HEALTH FACILITY. We reimburse you for travel to the closest VA health facility

to your home that can provide the care you need. If your VA health care provider decides that you need to travel to another VA facility for care, we’ll reimburse the cost of travel to that

facility. * NON-VA HEALTH FACILITY. We only reimburse you for travel to receive non-VA care that we’ve approved in advance, except in certain emergency situations. WE MAY PAY FOR THESE

COSTS: * Mileage driven to and from your appointment * Bridge, road, and tunnel tolls * Parking * Taxi and plane fares * Ticket costs for public transportation, including train, subway, bus,

ferry, or light rail * Transportation by a specially equipped vehicle, like an ambulance or wheelchair van, when needed and approved * Meals and lodging when needed in some cases MILEAGE

REIMBURSEMENT RATE We currently pay 41.5 CENTS ($0.415) per mile for approved, health-related travel. We use Bing Maps to calculate your mileage, based on the fastest and shortest route from

your home to the closest VA or authorized non-VA health facility that can provide the care you need. This distance is often called “door to door.” We pay round-trip mileage for your

scheduled appointments. We may only pay return mileage for unscheduled visits. MONTHLY DEDUCTIBLE Before we can pay you back for expenses, you must pay a deductible. The current deductible 

is $3 one-way or $6 round-trip for each appointment, up to $18 total each month. After you pay $18 within 1 month, we’ll pay the full cost of your approved travel for the rest of that month.

We charge this deductible because we’re required by law to withhold certain amounts from travel reimbursement payments. The money we withhold helps to pay for travel or medical care for

other Veterans. In some cases, we may waive this deductible.