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The Veteran Services Division counsels and
assists veterans and their dependents with processing benefit claims
entitled to them through the United States Department of Veterans’
Affairs and other agencies.
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On a monthly basis, the Leon County Veteran Services
Division conducts an average of 106 interviews, handles 1086 incoming calls
and e-mails,
and produces 965 documents for the benefit of Leon County veterans and
their dependents.
Veterans continue to have a major financial impact in Leon County.
To date, in Fiscal Year 2007, VA expenditures for Leon County veterans
and their dependents totaled well over $34 Million.
Additionally, as the result of new claims,
Leon County veterans and their dependents received an average of $92,510 per month in retroactive
payments and $33,341 per month in awards during the last year. |
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The Leon County Veteran Services Division functions to serve the veterans of
Leon County in every capacity including but not limited to the following:
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Assist veterans and their dependents in
obtaining medical treatment, transportation, necessary medicines, prosthetic
items and adaptive equipment, and payment of medical bills.
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Assist veterans and their dependents in filing
for educational benefits at universities, junior colleges, vocational
institutions, correspondence courses, and job training.
One issue that is most critical for Leon County
veterans is VA health care. The VA is
conducting a comprehensive planning process to objectively evaluate future
demand for veteran health-care services. The
planning process is called CARES, Capital Asset Realignment for Enhanced
Services. Veterans Health
Administration assets are planned to be positioned in a way that results in more
accessible quality health care for more veterans. In
Florida, veteran
enrollees are projected to increase 18% by 2012 and 6% by 2022 over the 2001
enrollment numbers. Proposed Florida panhandle health-care solutions include the following:
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New community-based outpatient clinics at
Marianna, Palatka, St. Mary’s (GA), and Eglin AFB (Okaloosa County)
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