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Expertise with VA expedites claims

He established himself as the expert of all things VA in his community of Kerrville and built a working relationship with VA Raters to expedite claims, serving over 1,200 veterans, surviving spouses, and eligible family members. All this plus error free claims filing earned TVC Claims Benefits Advisor and Marine Corps veteran Ryan Halley a TVC Excellence Award.

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Employment Services prepares justice involved veterans for return to community

Katasha Gray and Mike Calhoun of the Texas Veteran Commission’s (TVC) Veteran Employment Services (VES) North Texas District team prepare justice involved veterans to return to their communities with job search skills and job readiness training, plus employment leads.

“Their workshops are very beneficial and have had an impact on justice involved veterans in Tarrant County. So much so, these veterans increase their chances of finding employment and significantly reduce the chances of recidivism, once released,” said Ron Abrams, VES North ...

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On the hunt for job seeking veterans

TVC Employment Services partners with other organizations in producing career advancing events for veterans. At the Texas VFW Foundation Veteran Career Expo, held mid-January in Corpus Christi, 31 employers were on site, 10 on-the-spot job offers were made, 8 interviews were scheduled and over 140 follow-ups were planned. The event attracted over 130 attendees, of that more than 60 were veterans and their family members.

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New Career Advisor Bell rocks his first year by getting 22 veterans into jobs

In just his first year of service, TVC Rural Veteran Career Advisor Theo Bell got 22 of 23 veterans he was intensively working with to participate in personal employment plans. He finished the year with a 100% employment outcome rate, exceeding the standard rate by 30%. Further, he connected with 61 employers in his efforts to get veterans hired. This included informing employers of the benefits of hiring veterans such as tax credits as well as great employee skills and ...

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Claims Benefits Advisor Gray serves over 900 veterans in six months

Providing service to over 900 veterans, surviving spouses, and eligible family members in just six months with no claims errors is just part of why TVC Claims Benefits Advisor (CBA) and Air Force veteran Shawn Gray was recently presented a TVC Excellence Award.

“Shawn’s exceptional customer service skills and complete mastery of the U.S. 38 combined federal regulations (CFR) have resulted in numerous retro-active payments and ongoing compensation of hundreds of thousands in tax free dollars being awarded to his clients.” ...

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$6.8 million in retro payments, holistic services to veterans earn excellence award

More than 5,870 veterans were assisted by the Tarrant County Veteran Services team in 2023 under the leadership of Thomas “Tom” Belton, Tarrant County Veteran Services Director and Marine veteran. This resulted in more than $6,880,103 in retro active benefits being awarded veterans and over $2,316,230 in monthly payments made. Of that, Belton himself in approximately 6 months helped veterans in securing monthly benefits totaling over $96,827and retroactive benefits totaling more than $272,987.

Recognizing that veterans may ...

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Justice Involved Veteran finds freedom through Veteran Treatment Court

A justice involved veteran in the El Paso area, Mr. Llamas, was found in violation of his probation, jailed and facing losing his freedom as well as his family. Then, members of the El Paso County Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) approached Llamas. They spoke with a down-and-out Llamas about participating in the program.

“I told Mr. Llamas that we could help him, but he had to help himself first. I told him that he had to start making different choices and ...

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