VA & R / Economics
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VA&R Division - Claims Service
The Claims Service component of the National Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation Division (VA&R) is responsible for providing American Legion representation at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) offices located at the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA), Appeals Management Center (AMC) and Washington, D.C. Regional Office (WRO). National Claims Service also acts as a liaison between the National American Legion and its accredited representatives (service officers) nationwide.
Economics Division
The Economics Division is responsible for ensuring that America’s veterans have the opportunity to provide, with honor and dignity, the economic necessities of life for themselves and their families. Contact us for guidance, technical assistance, and troubleshooting, because we are experts in programs involving veterans’ education, small business, employment, veterans’ preference, VA home loans, homeless veterans, training, licensing and certification, transition, USERRA, and other economic related issues. We can assist veterans in obtaining employment through our 170 veteran targeted job fairs around the country with RecruitMilitary and Military.com, our two online partnerships with AVUE and Monster, provide information, guidance and, when appropriate, a referral for employment. Our Small Business Task Force can provide you tools to assist you in obtaining loans, technical assistance, and other guidance. To end homelessness and prevent homelessness amongst veterans we coordinate a Homeless Veterans Task Force to augment veteran service providers and fill in the gaps where there are no programs to assist veterans.
Through our awards program, The American Legion pays tribute to those employers across the country who have established outstanding records in the employment and retention of veterans, workers with disabilities and older workers, and to outstanding members of the state employment security agencies. Furthermore, we coordinate programs with directors and chief operators within federal agencies such as Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Labor, Department of Education, Department of Defense, Office of Personnel Management, Government Services Administration, and the Government Accountability Office. Finally, we testify to Congress regularly on veteran focused programs to the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate Committees and meet regularly with congressional staff members.
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