Veteran Affairs
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Veteran Affairs Information.
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Veterans honorably discharged after the
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks are eligible for Veterans
Hiring Preference.
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NEW
ONLINE RECORDS REQUEST SYSTEM
The
National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) has provided the
following website for veterans or their next of kin to gain
access to military personnel records –
www.vetrecs.archives.gov.
This may be
particularly helpful when a veteran needs a copy of his DD-214
for employment purposes, applies for benefits, or needs proof of
service. NPRC is working to make it easier for veterans with
Internet access to obtain copies of documents from their
military files. Other individuals with a need for documents
must still complete the Standard Form 180, which can be
downloaded from the online website. Because the requester will
be asked to supply all information essential for NPRC to process
the request, delays that normally occur when NPRC has to ask
veterans for additional information will be minimized.
VAS – NOT AFFILIATED WITH VA
An organization
called Veterans Affairs Services (VAS) is providing benefit and
general information on VA and gathering personal information
on veterans. Veterans could very easily think this
organization is the actual VA, but they may be receiving
inaccurate or out of date information, or possibly being misled
as to their benefits. VAS may be gaining access to military
personnel through their close resemblance to the VA name and
seal. Their website --
http://www.vaservices.org/us/index.html
-- can also be
confused with the actual official VA website.
They tell unit
commanders that they are from Veterans Affairs Services, or "VA
Services" and that they will do a briefing on VA benefits. They
do some sort of briefing on the VA benefits and then sell their
financial products to the service men and women. They also
collect a lot of personal information about the Soldiers, which
could be used to continue to market insurance, investments and
other products.
If you have any
examples of VAS acts that violate chapter 59 of Title 38 United
States Code, such as VAS employees assisting veterans in the
preparation and presentation of claims for benefits, please call
Michael Daugherty, Staff Attorney, at 202.273.8636 or email him
at
michael.daugherty@va.gov.
