Delaware Veterans Services Online Directory Wins National Award
The new Delaware Veterans Services Directory (VSD) has won recognition from a national eGovernment research institute for its innovative approach to providing services to an important segment of Delaware’s population. The directory, which serves the more than 79,000 Delaware veterans and their families, was named a winner of a 2013 Digital Government Achievement Award in the Government-to-Business category by the Center for Digital Government.
VA Grants up to One Year of Retroactive Disability Compensation for Original Fully Developed Claims
Veterans who file their very first (original) disability compensation claim as an FDC from Aug. 6, 2013 through Aug. 5, 2015 may be authorized up to a year of retroactive benefits if eligibility for compensation is established.
Flag Day Celebration June 14, 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 […]
Memorial Day Services for May 30th
The Delaware Commission of Veterans Affairs and La Societe 40&8 will host Memorial Day Service on THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2013 beginning at 10:30 A.M. The Service will be conducted at the Memorial Bridge Plaza, Delaware Memorial Bridge, New Castle, Delaware.
VA Mandates Overtime to Increase Production of Compensation Claims Decisions
As part of its ongoing effort to accelerate the elimination of the disability compensation claims backlog, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing today that it is mandating overtime for claims processors in its 56 regional benefits offices.
“VA is dedicated to providing Veterans with the care and benefits they have earned and deserve,” said VA Secretary Eric K. Shinseki
