Franklin County Veterans Services Agency (Jason Murray, Director) at 355 West Main Street, Malone

The agency. Executive Law 357 requires a county veterans service agency and a director in every county not wholly within a city (the State entry carries the statute); Franklin's sits in the Human Services division, whose committee of the Board of Legislators oversees it. The county's page gives the mission - "To provide assistance and support to veterans and their dependents in obtaining the maximum benefits due them under federal, state and local laws" - and the welcome: "We welcome the opportunity to help any of our veterans or dependents navigate the bureaucracy of the Department of Veterans Affairs. We strongly recommend that you take advantage of our services to avoid the consequences of improperly filed claims and to ensure that you receive all of the benefits that you have earned." Where and who. Veterans Services Agency, 355 West Main Street, Suite 200, Malone, NY 12953; phone 518-481-1540 (the CVSOA directory adds 518-481-1538), fax 518-481-1623, [email protected]. The director is Jason Murray; the State Department of Veterans' Services' location page prints the agency at 355 West Main Street Suite 200, Malone, phone 518-481-1540; the CVSOA's 2020 directory names "Robbin Roser, Veterans Service Aide" beside him. The services list. "We act as a representative for claimants when dealing with the Department of Veterans Affairs and assist in the development and application process for possible benefits, including claims for: VA compensation for service connected disabilities; Compensation to family members for service connected disabilities; Non-service connected disability pension; Death pension for surviving dependents; Medical Care; Burial benefits and grave markers; Life insurance; Education and vocational rehabilitation; Home loan guarantee; Military Records; Real property tax exemption; Blind annuity." The page adds: "We also prepare and submit appeals to VA decisions. We will follow any claim through to the final disposition." The clinics and the contacts the agency publishes. VA Regional Office 1-800-827-1000; VA Education 1-888-442-4551; Saranac Lake VA Clinic 518-626-5237; Plattsburgh VA Clinic 518-561-6247; VA Medical Center (Albany) 518-626-5000; Retirement Services (Fort Drum) 315-639-6522; ID Cards (Fort Drum) 315-772-5149. The peer-support route. The county's pages name no Dwyer programme of their own; the NYS Dwyer Coalition's Franklin County page carries the county's Joseph P. Dwyer programme through Homeward Bound Adirondacks - 24 Depot Street, Saranac Lake, NY 12983, 518-295-2053, [email protected] - whose services list runs from advocacy and referrals to short-term care management, social events and support groups, "100% confidential and FREE".