DAV helps local Veterans connect with VA services

the nation's largest Disabled Services advocacy group held a benefit seminar in West Springfield today to give Local Heroes help accessing help that they're entitled to 22 news reporter Duncan mlan spoke with service officers and Veterans about the challenges of getting help it's almost an impossible game I I if you have someone that can help you through the channels which the DAV does very good uh uh because they've been through it local veterans gathered at American Le post 207 in West Springfield on Thursday for a seminar and help session with the disabled American Veteran Department of Massachusetts getting assistance in accessing the laundry list of available services for veterans and their qualification standards which can be dizzying from benefits assistance to claims to legislation to getting you to your appointments to assistance in the hospital kind of anything across the board that a veteran needs assistance with we provide these in-person seminars are a vital resource for local disabled veterans who are fighting for benefits that they're entitled to some battling through paperwork and red tape for years it is it's a it's a pain in the butt really that you have to go through it over and over and over I must have repeated everything for the camp leun water I had 300,000 I'm sick of hearing it exposure to dangerous compounds like those at Camp leun prompt the most questions for the DAV particularly those affected by recent legislation the agent orange and the burn pit ones especially with the packed act being a lot of changes to those and then the veteran spouses once they pass away what they're eligible for if you missed today's seminar but need some help waiting through paperwork complicated qualification standards or just have questions on what help is available to you and your family the DAV is always accessible by phone or you can visit their website dma.org