The 3-Minute VetsReady® Veteran FMP Readiness CheckKnow Where You Stand Before You Need Care Abroad
If you are a U.S. veteran living, retiring, or traveling outside the United States, the VA Foreign Medical Program (FMP) may cover care you receive abroad for conditions VA has rated as service-connected (conditions VA has linked to your military service) and, in some cases, related care. Only VA decides each claim. This free check shows where your preparation is in place and where a small step now may save trouble later. Answer based on what you know today. If you are helping someone else, answer for one veteran using what they share with you, and choose Not sure instead of guessing.
12 quick questions plus 3 about you | About 3 minutes | Instant personal checklist, based on your answers
See how prepared you are in three areas veterans often need to check before care abroad.
Eligibility and Benefits Letter Basics
Whether you can find your FMP benefits letter (VA's letter listing the conditions FMP covers for you), know your rated conditions, and keep VA informed of how to reach you.
Provider and Care Planning
Whether you know which hospital or clinic you would use, how to discuss your benefits letter with them, and what you would do in an emergency.
Claims, Records and Follow-Through
Whether you ask for an itemized bill (a bill showing separate services and charges), keep your records where you can find them, and know where to check VA's filing instructions.
Three minutes now, fewer surprises later.
Answer 12 quick questions and get a personal checklist of preparation topics your answers suggest reviewing before your next appointment abroad.
Built from real FMP claim work with hospitals that treat U.S. veterans abroad.
VetsReady® is the veterans-care program of Barker and Barker Consulting. Our team works directly with hospitals and clinics outside the United States on the FMP claims they file for veterans, including rejected claims, missing documents, and currency and date problems. We see the same avoidable paperwork gaps again and again.
This check turns that experience into plain-language questions any veteran or family member can answer in a few minutes, with a checklist you can act on. It is free because Barker and Barker provides separate services to hospitals and clinics. Veterans are not charged for this check or its educational resources, and there is nothing to buy.
VetsReady® is a private entity effort of Barker and Barker Consulting. It is not funded, endorsed, or sponsored by VA, and it does not determine eligibility, approve claims, or guarantee payment. This check reflects your answers. It does not confirm eligibility, approve a claim, or predict payment. Always confirm your eligibility and claim status directly with VA, and always verify the policy, regulations, rules, or procedures on va.gov: VA's Foreign Medical Program page.