MLRI: State & Federal Veterans' Benefits
Basic Public Benefits Advocacy Training
- Product Number: 2210100P01
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Product Description
Product Description
This training is for legal services advocates, lawyers in private practice, social and health services workers, veterans, lay advocates, legislative aides, and anyone else who wants to learn about the basics of state and federal veterans' benefits. The training covers state veterans' benefits under M.G.L. c. 115 (administered by the Massachusetts Department of Veterans' Services), and federal benefits for healthcare, service-connected disability compensation, and non-service-connected pensions (administered by the U.S. Department of Veterans' Affairs). The session covers the basic application process, eligibility rules for veterans (military discharge status, financial eligibility, disqualifying conditions, refund status), and the disability requirements for benefits. It also covers the basics of filing an appeal and upgrading a less than honorable discharge. -
Agenda
Agenda & Materials
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9:30 am – 9:33 am
Introductions/Agenda Overview
on demand video Add to CartAnna Schleelein Richardson, Esq., Veterans Legal Services , Boston
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9:33 am - 10:13 am
How a Servicemember Becomes a Veteran: The Military Discharge Process
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10:13 am - 11:10 am
Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
on demand video Add to CartAnna Schleelein Richardson, Esq., Veterans Legal Services , Boston
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11:10 am – 11:15 am
Break
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11:15 am – 12:05 pm
Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Benefits
on demand video Add to CartAnna Schleelein Richardson, Esq., Veterans Legal Services , Boston
Steven J. Connor, Veterans' Services Department , Northampton
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12:05 pm – 1:00 pm
Lunch
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1:00 pm – 1:41 pm
Character of Discharge & Access to Veterans Benefits
on demand video Add to CartDana Montalto, Esq., Harvard Law School/Legal Services Center , Jamaica Plain
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1:41 pm - 3:05 pm
M.G.L. c. 115 – Massachusetts Veterans Services’ Benefits
on demand video Add to CartDana Montalto, Esq., Harvard Law School/Legal Services Center , Jamaica Plain
Steven J. Connor, Veterans' Services Department , Northampton
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3:05 pm - 3:15 pm
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