Legion to conduct Veterans Benefits Center in Florida

Legion to conduct Veterans Benefits Center in Florida

The American Legion is planning a town hall meeting next week in Madeira Beach, Fla., to discuss the quality of health care at the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System and other local Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities.

The Legion will also set up a Veterans Benefits Center to help veterans enroll in VA health care and schedule VA medical appointments, file VA disability or pension benefits claims, help with résumé writing and answer any questions about GI Bill education benefits.

The town hall meeting, scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. on Jan. 12, will be at American Legion Post 273 on 600 American Legion Dr. in Madeira Beach. Local veterans, especially those currently receiving VA health care, are encouraged to attend. The event is free and open to the public and other veterans service organizations.

The Veterans Benefits Center will be in the JC Cobb Conference Room, Room 100, at the C.W. Bill Young VAMC, 10000 Bay Pines Blvd., Bay Pines, and operate Jan. 14-15 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The American Legion is conducting town hall meetings and Veterans Benefits Centers across the country as part of its national program to improve VA health care and help veterans get the benefits they have earned through their military service.