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VA Life Insurance
Facebook Live Event
Join us on Thursday, 8/16 at 1:00 PM EDT for a VA Life Insurance Facebook Live event. Use #ExploreVA to ask our experts questions in real time!
Text Reminder for Appointments
You can now receive a text reminder for your Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment appointments. Contact your Vocational Rehabilitation counselor to sign up.
Local Events and Happenings
New Benefits Counselor for the Big Island
New Benefits Counselor: Big Island: Hilo and Kona
Location:
Hilo: Hilo Federal Building, Suite 327, 154 Waianuenue Avenue, Hilo, HI 96720
Kona: Kona Vet Center, 73-4976 Kamanu St, Hale Kui Plaza, Suite 207, Kona HI 96740
Event: A VA Benefits Counselor has been permanently assigned to the Hilo VA Benefits Office. Hours will be Mon-Fri 8:00am - 4:00pm HST with last customer being seen at 3:30pm, except those days when the counselor is scheduled to be in Kona. Starting in September, the counselor will be at the Kona Vet Center every first and third Wednesday, 10:00 am to 2:00pm HST, with the last customer being seen No-Later-Than 1:30pm. The Benefits Counselor will be available to answer VA Non-Healthcare related benefit questions and assist with the claims process.
Expected Participants: Veterans, Family Members, Surviving Spouses, and Community Providers
Town Hall Big Island: Kona
Location:West Hawaii Civic Center, Council Chambers, 75-5044 Ane Keohokalole Highway, Kailua-Kona, Hawaii 96740
Dates & Times:Saturday, August 25, 2018 from 9:00am-12:00pm HST (Town Hall: 9:00am-9:45am; Benefits Workshop: 10:00am-12:00pm
Event: Join us for a Town Hall and Benefits Workshop/Claims Clinic. The VA wants to hear feedback from customers and to make the claims process more visible to Veterans. This information session is for non-medical benefit questions such as VA Compensation and Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment. VA Benefit Counselors will be onsite to answer questions and assist with the claims process.
Expected Participants: Veterans, Family Members, Surviving Spouses, and Community Providers
Inside Veterans Benefits
Streamlining Efforts
Speaking at the Annual Convention of Jewish War Veterans, Secretary Robert Wilkie explained how a new electronics record-keeping system will streamline obtaining VA benefits for Veterans.
Agritherapy for Veterans
The Hershel "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center is one of 10 VA centers who are developing and implementing agricultural training for Veterans.
Homelessness to Home-Ownership
In El Paso, 244 homeless Veterans have a permanent home because the Housing and Urban Development – Veteran Affairs Supportive Housing program.
"Hard to Kill"
In the new reality TV show "Hard to Kill," Tim Kennedy, a Green Beret and Texas Army National Guard soldier, attempts to perform the work of everyday people who risk their lives in dangerous jobs.
