MISSION OF CBHCO: 

"Department of the Army conducts medical hold-over (MHO) operations to expeditiously and effectively evaluate, treat, return to duty, and/or administratively process out of the Army, and refer to Veterans' Health Administration or TRICARE health system, National Guard and Reserve Soldiers who have suffered injury or illness while mobilized."

The Community Based Health Care Organizations (CBHCO) were designed for National Guard and Reserve Soldiers mobilized on 10 USC §12302 orders in support of contingency operations, and diverted from their normal mobilization mission or demobilization processing, or medically evacuated (MEDEVAC) from theater, who are in need of medical evaluation, treatment, and disposition, including definitive health care, for medical conditions identified, incurred, or aggravated while in an active duty (AD) status.

D.C. Area Becoming Test Bed Of Military Medical Reforms

Pacific Stars and Stripes
April 11, 2009
Military Update

Extraordinary steps in the evolution of military medicine are occurring in the Washington, D.C., area where new medical facilities are being built to consolidate services, and a joint command is being readied to adopt cutting-edge concepts to improve quality and efficiency of service health care.

Two famed medical facilities – Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Bethesda Naval Medical Center -- are being combined into one “world class” medical center, the biggest in the military, said the project’s top officer.

New Web Page Guides TRICARE Beneficiaries to Behavioral Health Resources

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – A new Web page for TRICARE beneficiaries takes the brainwork out of seeking help.

May is Mental Health Month, and at http://www.tricare.mil/mentalhealth/ TRICARE is committed to providing beneficiaries with the most up-to-date information about available its behavioral health resources.

Social Security Disability Claims and Payments

WW's should apply for Social Security Disability for all OEF/OIF Wounds including TBI and PTSD. A representative from the Social Disability Office will be in the SFAC at Walter Reed every Tues 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM to assist WW's in filling out the application.

Either Ms. Guadalupe Angulo, PH 202-673-5170 or 202-623-5159 Ext 3014, Email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   or Ms. White , her assistant, will be there to assist WW's apply.

Social Security Benefits for Wounded Warriors

(Separate from VA benefits)  

Eligibility 

·  You must be unable to do substantial work because of your medical condition(s); and

·  Your medical condition(s) must have lasted, or be expected to last, at least one year or be expected to result in death

·  In some cases, dependents may also be eligible for benefits

·  Active duty status and receipt of military pay does not, in itself, prevent payment of Social Security benefits

This page contains Websites and Other Sources for Medical Benefits information.