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  Category: Office of Veterans Services


Delaware Proclaimed as a Purple Heart State

Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2013

The 147th General Assembly passes House Joint Resolution No. 8, proclaiming Delaware as a Purple Heart State.




VA Starts Campaign to Raise PTSD Awareness

Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2013

In observance of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) awareness month, the Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD invites the public to participate in its “Take the Step” campaign.




New Technology in Place for Electronic Submission of Veterans’ Disability Claims

Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Capability Marks Major Milestone in VA Transformation to Digital Claims Process




VA Processes Nearly All Disability Claims Pending Over 2 Years, Moves to Complete Those Older Than 1 Year

Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2013

vThe Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that as a result of the initiative launched in April to expedite disability compensation claims decisions for Veterans who have a waited a year or longer, more than 65,000-claims – or 97 percent of all claims over two years old in the inventory – have been eliminated from the backlog.




Flag Day Celebration June 14, 2013

Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2013

  The Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Millsboro, Delaware will be holding its annual Flag Day ceremony. It will be presented by the Delaware Commission of Veterans of Affairs and hosted by Vietnam Veterans of America at 10:00 a.m. on June 14, 2013. On June 14, 1777, the second continental Congress adopted the flag of […]







  Category: Office of Veterans Services

Delaware Proclaimed as a Purple Heart State

Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 3, 2013

The 147th General Assembly passes House Joint Resolution No. 8, proclaiming Delaware as a Purple Heart State.




VA Starts Campaign to Raise PTSD Awareness

Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2013

In observance of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) awareness month, the Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD invites the public to participate in its “Take the Step” campaign.




New Technology in Place for Electronic Submission of Veterans’ Disability Claims

Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Capability Marks Major Milestone in VA Transformation to Digital Claims Process




VA Processes Nearly All Disability Claims Pending Over 2 Years, Moves to Complete Those Older Than 1 Year

Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2013

vThe Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today that as a result of the initiative launched in April to expedite disability compensation claims decisions for Veterans who have a waited a year or longer, more than 65,000-claims – or 97 percent of all claims over two years old in the inventory – have been eliminated from the backlog.




Flag Day Celebration June 14, 2013

Office of Veterans Services | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 12, 2013

  The Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Millsboro, Delaware will be holding its annual Flag Day ceremony. It will be presented by the Delaware Commission of Veterans of Affairs and hosted by Vietnam Veterans of America at 10:00 a.m. on June 14, 2013. On June 14, 1777, the second continental Congress adopted the flag of […]