Feedback sought on VA health care in Okaloosa County

An open forum on local Veterans Administration healthcare is scheduled soon on Eglin Air Force Base. [Pixabay.com]

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE — Senior leadership in the Department of Veterans Affairs Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System has scheduled a town hall event for veterans who receive health care services from the VA outpatient clinic near Eglin Air Force Base.

The event is 5 p.m. July 18 at the Eglin AFB VA Clinic, located at 100 Veterans Way along Eglin Boulevard. Representatives from the VA’s Barrancas National Cemetery in Pensacola will also be present to answer veterans’ questions about VA burial benefits.

GCVHCS town hall events are open forums for veterans receiving VA health care services. The goal is to ensure that senior GCVHCS officials and/or subject-matter experts hear veterans, their families, and beneficiaries and address their health care concerns.

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Feedback sought on VA health care in Okaloosa County