Veterans in Dunkirk and surrounding areas can learn about their VA health care and other veterans
benefits at an event being held at the VA clinic in Dunkirk, 166 East Fourth Street, Saturday, June 20
from 10am to 1pm. Staff and veterans benefits counselors will assist veterans with eligibility for VA health
care, and [...]

Jill Barrett LaMantia, RN MSN NP is the new women Veterans Program Manager at VA Western New York
Healthcare System. Her responsibilities include strategic planning and coordination of comprehensive care for
women Veterans. Services for women Veterans include primary care, gynecology, mammography, bone
density testing, and domestic violence consultation, all available through VA [...]

VA Welcoming Vets Home with New Web Site, Blog
WASHINGTON (April 20, 2009) – The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has launched its new “Returning Veterans” Web site — www.oefoif.va.gov — to welcome home Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts with a social, Veteran-centric Web site focusing on their needs and questions.
“VA is entering the [...]

By Robert J. McCarthy
NEWS POLITICAL REPORTER

Schumer backs Pine Lawn vets cemetery
Nearest federal plots are 100 miles away

For years, veterans in Western New York lamented the lack of a local burial ground for those who served their country — a place of honor easily accessible to their families.

With the closest national cemetery more than 100 miles [...]

Economic recovery payment. The new law provides for a one-time payment of $250 to
retirees, disabled individuals and Social Security beneficiaries and SSI recipients receiving
benefits from the Social Security Administration and Railroad Retirement beneficiaries, and to
veterans receiving disability compensation and pension benefits from the U.S. Department of
Veterans’ Affairs. The one-time payment is a reduction to any [...]

The Veteran Tribute Bike is a tribute and welcome home to all our Veterans
from all branches of the military from all wars.
They are a Non-Profit organization dedicated to helping our Veterans in
need and related Veteran causes.
The problems facing our Veterans today are many and they are serious
problems. Their goal is to make a difference.
Checkout:
http://www.veterantributebike.org/

Very few veterans and their families are aware that there is a veterans’ benefit available to cover long-term expenses. This is benefit is available to wartime veterans and their spouses through the Special Pension for Veterans’ Aid and Attendance. The benefit can pay up to $1644 a month with a total of $19,736 annually. It [...]

WASHINGTON — For veterans struggling financially because of a job loss or decreased income, Department of Veterans Affairs officials offer an assortment of programs that can relieve the costs of health care or provide care at no cost.
Veterans whose previous income was ruled too high for VA health care may be able to enter the VA system [...]

Veterans in Lockport and surrounding areas can learn about their VA health care and other veterans benefits at an event being held at the VA clinic in Lockport, 5883 Snyder Drive, Saturday, February 21 from 10am to 1pm. Staff and veterans benefits counselors will assist veterans with eligibility for VA health care, and other state [...]