This is a FYI post for U.S. Veterans.
Maybe I had missed this on the forum, but I just learned that U.S. Veterans who are eligible for the VA Foreign Medical Program (FMP) can receive reimbursement from the VA for a COVID-19 vaccine.
Like many others, I had prepaid for two Moderna jabs. I finally received my two jabs from Bangkok Hospital in Phetchaburi. I am eligible for the FMP due to having a disability rating for Agent Orange exposure.
You have two years to file a claim with the FMP.
I am now looking at how difficult it will be to put together the required information, and see if the reimbursement will be worth the time.
All the information about this can be found at this VA link.
https://www.va.gov/COMMUNITYCARE/progra ... /index.asp
The following is from the VA:
“Veterans currently living or travelling outside the United States who are eligible for the VA Foreign Medical Program (FMP) can receive reimbursement from VA for a COVID-19 vaccine.
We can pay for a COVID-19 vaccine that is formally approved for use by the national health authorities of the country in which the Veteran receives the vaccine. It does not need to be a COVID-19 vaccine authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), but should be authorized for emergency use in the country the Veteran is traveling in or residing. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has information about FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccines.”