On November 17, the ribbon was cut on Vietnam veteran U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Miguel Olvera’s new home in Smithville. Olvera’s new, mortgage-free home was made possible by a partnership of Operation Finally Home, along with the Texas Veterans Commission and McCoy’s Building Supply.
Tour Olvera’s home, hear from him and those who helped at new home video.
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A Gulf War Navy veteran in Val Verde County filed his first Claim in 2013. He was awarded for his left ankle; but, denied on a handful of other conditions. He eventually came to TVC for assistance with his Claim and the VA process. This began a journey that included the Board of Veterans Appeals (BVA) in April 2022, a remand for more documentation, supplemental Claims citing Clear and Unmistakable Errors and more.
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A Vietnam War era Army veteran in the Paris, Texas area just wanted health care when he first visited Veteran County Service Officer (VCSO) and Army veteran Laura Bivens, until Bivens convinced him to file a claim.
“I graduated high school with his daughter. She saw what I did in the newspaper and told her Dad ...
Continue ReadingA couple of entrepreneurial veteran business owners, who were helped by the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Entrepreneur program, earned $1,000 prizes at a Second Service Foundation business pitch competition. The pitch competition was part of the Business Beyond the Battlefield Conference, held in early October at the University of Texas in Arlington. The conference offered speakers, sessions, networking with coaches and mentors and other business development opportunities in addition to the pitch competition which provided a chance to connect ...
Continue ReadingTVC Veterans Mental Health Department (VMHD) is contributing to the National Institute of Corrections’ first Veteran Intercept Model to minimize the risk of veterans getting more deeply involved in the justice system.
The intercept model begins with preventing entry into the justice system and identifies opportunities in the criminal justice system to intervene in hopes of reducing consequences and presenting alternatives for Justice Involved Veterans.
TVC VMHD Justice Involved Veteran Program Managers Terri Williams, Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), and Cynthia Gray, LPC ...
Continue ReadingAUSTIN, TX – The application period is open for the Texas Veterans Commission’s (TVC) Fund for Veterans’ Assistance (FVA) grant program. An estimated total of $30 million in grant funding is available. These grants are awarded to nonprofit organizations and local government agencies that provide direct services to veterans. Applications for these grants will be accepted until December 4, 2023, at 5 p.m.
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TVC Health Care Advocacy Department (HCAD) helps veterans navigate VA health care and resolve issues with it. HCAD will present Introduction to VA Health Care Benefits, Eligibility & Enrollment on November 17, 2023. The session will be available at 9:30 a.m. and again at 2:30 p.m. Sessions are presented via Zoom, join the meeting at https://zoom.us/join. The morning session Zoom meeting I.D. is 886 4818 6198 and passcode is 037335. The afternoon meeting I.D. is 873 0077 4328 and passcode ...
Continue ReadingThe team at Wichita Falls American Job Center (AJC) of Workforce Solutions North Texas has developed a collaborative and productive relationship with the local Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) Employment Services team. Together, the two organizations form an effective and reliable Business Services Team (BST) which connects job seeking veterans with TVC Employment Services and on to meaningful employment. In appreciation of this valuable partnership, Workforce Solutions North Texas Board Executive Director Lisa McDaniel was presented an award by TVC in ...
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Following the death of a San Patricio County Veteran in 2011, his surviving spouse applied for Dependency Indemnity Compensation on the basis of Metastatic Esophageal Cancer. “The claim was later denied where it remained until the surviving spouse appeared in our office in January 2023,” said San Patricio County ...
Continue ReadingA Harlingen area Army veteran who served in Vietnam and Germany from Nov. 13, 1967 through Nov. 1, 1970 came to the Texas Veterans Commission (TVC) to file his initial Claim on May 1, 2013. “His Claim was for exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam,” said TVC Claims Benefit Advisor (CBA) and Army veteran Rene Coronado. “It was originally denied because the PACT Act was not yet in effect.”
A few years later, in January 2017, the veteran passed away, before ...
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