The Starke County Council members approved several transfer requests Monday night.
Pulaski County Commissioners Appoint Temporary Veterans Service Officer
The Pulaski County Commissioners have decided to appoint a temporary veterans service officer. Commissioner Kenny Becker suggested Monday that someone be put in place to fill in for Ed Fleury. “He’s had an operation,” Becker explained. “He’s going through some therapy. I think we need a temporary.”
Federal Shutdown “Shouldn’t Affect” Local Veterans Service Office
With the shutdown of the federal government now a reality due to failure of Congress to reach an agreement to fund federal agencies, a vast majority of federal programs are now in limbo. If the shutdown continues for an extended period, veterans’ compensation, pension, education and other benefits could be cut off, and call centers, hotlines and regional offices that help veterans understand their benefits have already closed to the public.
Starke County Veterans Service Officer Urges Vets to Seek Earned Benefits
Turner said there have been a lot of changes in how disability benefits are being handled by the VA.
“Right now, if you’re able to turn in a fully developed claim, you can get as much as 12 months of back-pay, and it’s really a good time to seek benefits; if you’re a veteran and you have some medical problems that relate to service because it seems they’ve done a lot of work on the process of exploring whether your claims are good or not, and I really think that even though there’s still a tremendous backlog, it’s a lot easier to get your claims through,” said Turner.
