As part of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ continued efforts to improve timeliness of services for Veterans and their families, VA unveiled the Decision Ready Claims (DRC) initiative, a disability
HURRICANE HARVEY UPDATE: For more information about the impact on VA facilities and services, click here. Benefit Payments Significant disruptions in US Postal Service (USPS) are expected around Houston and
VA hosted a Facebook Live event August 22 to connect Veterans with benefit information and resources. Members of VA’s digital media team joined three Veterans in discussing their experiences using
Grant County is seeking a new veteran service officer. Funding for the position has almost doubled, and the Grant County Court plans to increase the position from 20 hours to
Veterans service organizations (VSOs) play a major role as advocates for the Veteran community, and as partners with VA, to ensure this nation’s Veterans receive the benefits they have earned.
Mark Fortin, an Army veteran, started volunteering at the Wasco County Veterans’ Service Office in the spring of 2016, and sees it as a way to help other military families.
DALLAS — Monday morning, Jill Starbuck, and her partner, Richard, boarded a plane to fulfill a dream. Starbuck, a military veteran, has pancreatic cancer and is on hospice. She wanted
Deschutes County – The Deschutes County Veterans’ Services Office announced wait times dropped to fewer than 10 days from October through December. The solution was simple: an additional hire. During
POLK COUNTY — Marie McCandless, the former assistant to Polk County’s new Veterans Service Officer, has taken over the post as a VSO-in-training. McCandless takes over for former VSO Erin
Shannon Dearth enjoys helping veterans. That is his primary plan as he begins his new job as director of Crook County’s Veterans Services Office. Dearth started his military career nearly
We were all talking around the coffee table these last few days about just how accessible help and assistance is for veterans in our area. What really prompted these conversations
The Department of Defense today announced a renewed effort to ensure veterans are aware of the opportunity to have their discharges and military records reviewed. Through enhanced public outreach, engagement
