Goals, Objectives

Goals

  • Advise veterans going through VA Board of Veterans appeals.
  • Allow veterans, who are currently receiving Department of Social Services benefits, to receive VA benefits instead.
  • Educate veterans and their families on their veteran’s benefits.
  • File claims for veterans and/or their families to increase the dollar amount received by Yates County veterans.
  • Transport veterans to the VA hospital and/or clinic.

Objectives

  • Coordinate staff visitation to veterans organizations in the community to explain benefits and assist with filing VA claims.
  • Increase outreach to the community, thereby encouraging a greater number of veterans to file for benefits.
  • Reevaluate and upgrade the processing of claims and administering of earned benefits.