VA reaches out to veterans on disability benefits.The Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Affairs is a term of the business that deals with the relation between a government and its veteran communities, usually administered by the designated government agency. has launched a special outreach Outreach is an effort by an organization or group to connect its ideas or practices to the efforts of other organizations, groups, specific audiences or the general public. campaign to inform veterans about VA's disability compensation program. VA was directed by Congress to undertake this special outreach in response to concerns that the average amount of VA disability compensation received by veterans in Illinois Illinois, river, United States Illinois, river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and recreational waterway. , Indiana Indiana, state, United States Indiana, midwestern state in the N central United States. It is bordered by Lake Michigan and the state of Michigan (N), Ohio (E), Kentucky, across the Ohio R. (S), and Illinois (W). , Michigan, Ohio, New Jersey and Connecticut is lower than in other states. About 326,000 veterans in the six states already receiving VA disability compensation benefits will receive a letter from VA advising them of the steps to follow if they want to reopen re·o·pen tr. & intr.v. re·o·pened, re·o·pen·ing, re·o·pens 1. To open or be opened again: Officials reopened the airport after the snow was cleared. Schools reopen in September. their disability claim. Those letters include a special flyer advising veterans how to submit a claim for increased benefits if they believe their service-connected conditions have worsened or if they have an additional disability not previously claimed. Information will also be provided on what is required if a veteran believes an error was made in an earlier decision and wants VA to review the claim. However, VA does not have the statutory authority to change a prior rating decision unless it is shown that the rating action was based on clear and unmistakable error. VA has established a special internet site to provide information for veterans interested in applying for VA disability compensation benefits or for an increased disability rating: www.vba.va.gov/SpecialOutreach. Veterans may also visit their nearest DAV See WebDAV. National Service Office for additional information and assistance in filing a claim. |
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