Dept of Veterans Affairs

	Lapeer County Department of Veterans Affairs 287 W. Nepessing Street, Ste. 2 Lapeer, Michigan  48446 Phone: (810) 667-0256 Fax: (810) 245-6227 Email: veteransaffairs@lapeercounty.org Counselor: DuWayne Hammill dhammill@lapeercounty.org

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MISSION STATEMENT:

With promise, our commitment and excellence to patrons of Lapeer County who served with honor defending our nations security, freedom, and constitution, protecting our rights as Americans. Incorporating service ensuring respective federal, state, and local entitlements due to them and their families while providing valued quality, efficiency, and rights & proper responsiveness.

 

VISION STATEMENT:

Establish a clarified understanding amongst our community in support of veterans' interests and benefits. Establish a confidence in the services provided. Embed appreciation into the minds of our veterans and their families that Lapeer County cares that they obtain what they are entitled either by the Federal, state, or local government. Benefits vary relative to many variables from a person serving one-day active duty to a person who retired from the service. We intend to offer sincere assistance by guiding, advising, and encouraging veterans and their families through the Veterans Administration's process step by step. Anyway we can improve what we offer; comments and suggestions are encouraged and welcome. Debra A. Worden Lapeer County Director

 

WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU:

Inquiry, Resolution, & Correspondence: Investigate & advise regarding issues between many agencies (local, state, and federal) and veterans their families. Prepare and forward data, information, and status to requesting agencies and claimants. Counseling & Entitlement Consultations: Assess, analyze, & inform clients about specific entitlements and how they apply to you. Claims Processing: Assess, Analyze, clarify, and interpret evidence and decisions, & assist claimants in preparing his/her application applying all reflective regulations, case precedents, & general counsel opinions from submission to the Board of Veterans Appeals. Referral: Identify potential local, state, and federal agencies that may assist a claimant with other programs outside of our scope of services in efforts to link clients to other services. Financial Emergency Relief: Provide financial emergency relief for eligible veterans and family members when determined to be experiencing a temporary financial crisis. Michigan Veterans Trust Fund & the Soldiers and Sailors Relief Fund

Call us for an appointment at: (810) 667-0256