Ohio has long prided itself on the level of care it shows its resident veterans. From the Ohio Department of Veterans Services (ODVS) easy-to-use website to the higher education provided through the Ohio GI Promise, the Buckeye State continues to make efforts to show...
Veterans Benefits
Military veterans can take advantage of special tax services
The IRS extended the deadline to file 2019 taxes, providing Americans even more time to get their financials in order. Veterans can take advantage of this extension by reviewing the resources and benefits provided by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). These benefits...
Helping veterans through mental crisis
In 2018, a study was released showing that suicide rates had spiked among veterans in Tennessee – particularly among those aged 55-74. Veterans who return from combat face a number of health challenges, not the least of which is poor mental health. While veterans are...
What evidence do you need to support a VA disability claim?
As previous posts here have discussed, those who served the United States in the Armed Services may be able to qualify for disability payments offered through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Unlike other disability programs, including Social Security, Veterans...
VA benefits package making its way through Congress
The United States House of Representatives has passed a series of measures designed to strengthen the quality of veterans benefits being offered to those who have served this country.The measures are specifically targeted to reduce the rate of suicide among veterans...
How do I appeal a VA disability decision?
Many veterans in Tennessee have suffered some sort of disabling injury or illness in connection with their service to the country. In these circumstances, the veteran can apply for disability benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs.These veterans benefits...
What types of benefits are available to veterans?
The term veterans' benefits actually refers to a number of federal programs that those who have served the United States can take advantage of. These programs are often essential in allowing a soldier, sailor or airman, once his or her service is complete, to...
What are Aid and Attendance benefits?
As a Tennessee veteran ages, he will likely start to experience the same health issues that affect a broad range of people as they get older. They may not be able to get around as well as they used to, and a medical condition is likely to leave them homebound or even...
How does a disability rating work?
Many veterans in Cleveland, Tennessee, and the greater Chattanooga area may realize that they are eligible to apply for disability benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs.Like other types of benefits available to those suffering with a debilitating illness...
We fight alongside Tennessee veterans
One of the ways that the United States is able to thank and repay service men and women for their military service is the benefits offered through United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The benefits that military personnel receive after their service is...