The American Legion Department of North Carolina in partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (NCDMVA) will present the Veterans Benefits Live, VA in My Town (formerly known as the Veterans Experience Action Center) event from Nov. 17-19, 2022, at American Legion Post 10 in Wilmington, NC.
This three-day event will bring service officers, claims adjudicators, and healthcare representatives face to face with veterans to help facilitate and expedite veterans’ new or existing VA disability claims, appeals, or other healthcare problems.
Veterans attending the Veterans Benefits Live event will have the opportunity to:
- File a new claim with the VA.
- Ask questions about VA appeals or benefits to which they may be entitled.
- Ask questions about VA health care.
- Get assistance facilitating and expediting existing claims and appeals.
- Receive information regarding benefit related VA programs.
The attendance suggestions for the Wilmington Veterans Benefits Live event are as follows:
- Those with a Social Security number ending in 00-33 should attend Nov. 17.
- Those with a Social Security number ending in 34-66 should attend Nov. 18.
- Those with a Social Security number ending in 67-99 should attend Nov. 19.
LOCATION
American Legion, Post 10702 Pine Grove Dr Wilmington, NC 28409
HOURS OF OPERATION
Thursday, Nov. 17 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.Friday, Nov. 18 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.Saturday, Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.
ABOUT VETERANS BENEFITS LIVE, VA IN MY TOWN
In 2015, the American Legion Department of North Carolina began staging Veterans Benefits Live, VA in My Town events (previously known as Veterans Benefits Action Centers and Veterans Experience Action Centers) throughout the state. Annually, these centers brought veterans needing assistance face to face with service officers from all over the state, as well as staff from the Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Administration, and the Vet Center program. Veterans could check on the status of pending VA claims and file new ones on the spot. Some received VA disability ratings while at the centers; the results were millions of dollars in VA benefits awarded through the centers. COVID-19 put those on hiatus for more than a year, but in 2021 they were able to resume, with one happening last March in Cary, NC and another happening this year in Wilmington, NC. In the former, more than an estimated 1,000 veterans came through the center over the course of the three-day event. Click here to read more.
MORE INFORMATION
If you have any VA-related questions or would like to file for VA benefits outside of this event with Brunswick County Veterans Services, please call 910-253-2233 to schedule an appointment.
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