A veteran and his spouse were frustrated by the “monumental paperwork of the VA systems” which added to the spouse’s stress of taking care of her terminally ill veteran husband. The couple felt more at ease after connecting with Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Claims Benefits Advisor (CBA) and Marine veteran Tracie Perez, pictured.
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Juan Amaya’s strong commitment to getting veterans their benefits led him into researching medical findings.
“I was assisting a surviving spouse with a VA Dependency and Indemnity Compensation Claim. Her husband was only service connected for PTSD at 100% for only 4 years. In his death certificate it stated that the contributing factors were failure to thrive and anemia. I had to find a way to get his death service connected. I did some research and found medical literature stating that ...
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When 67-year-old U.S. Army veteran Kurt Vogel, pictured at right, was laid off from a Human Resource position over a year ago, he decided to reinvent himself and seek a new career field. In doing so, Vogel activated his profile in the Work in Texas (WIT) system. That got him a letter of introduction from Air Force ...
Continue Reading“We recognize that for many veterans and first responders, helping others is second nature; asking for it is not,” said Erika Carley, Senior Director of Operations, Chive Charities.
Chive Charities works to improve the quality of life of veterans and first responders by providing needed assistance, services or equipment which insurance and other resources do not cover.
“From therapeutic saunas ...
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