Newberry County Veterans Affairs Office (Raleigh Hickman), 1856 Wilson Road, Newberry
The Newberry County Veterans Affairs Office - Raleigh Hickman, 1856 Wilson Road, Newberry ((803) 321-2161), weekdays 8:30 to 5:00 - prepares and prosecutes veterans’, widows’ and survivors’ claims before the VA and the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, helps with the State’s property tax exemption and licence plates for 100% permanently and totally disabled veterans, enrols veterans in VA health care and helps surviving spouses of military and civil service retirees file annuity claims.
Also called: Veterans Affairs Office, Veterans’ Affairs, CVSO, VSO, Raleigh Hickman, 1856 Wilson Road, P.O. Box 217, (803) 321-2161, Board of Veterans Appeals, V-tags, POW tags, Purple Heart tags, free tuition, State Veterans Nursing Homes, Eligibility Verification Report, unreimbursed medical expenses, annuity, Newberry, Prosperity, Little Mountain, Pomaria, Whitmire, Peak, Silverstreet, Chappells.
For: Veteran or service member, spouse, child, survivor.
The office. "The Newberry County Veterans Affairs Office provides assistance to veterans, their widows, and survivors in applying for any and all benefits to which they may be entitled from the US Department of Veterans Affairs, the State of South Carolina, VA Hospital, and local agencies. We offer complete and unlimited services and assistance. This includes research, preparation, development, presentation and prosecution of claims submitted to the US Department of Veterans Affairs and the Board of Veterans Appeals." Raleigh Hickman; 1856 Wilson Road, P.O. Box 217, Newberry, SC 29108; (803) 321-2161, fax (803) 321-2162; hours 8:30 to 5:00, Monday to Friday.
What it does. Claims for "service connected disability compensation, nonservice connected pension, education benefits, vocational rehab, home loans, burial benefits, dependents' and survivors' benefits, health care, and life insurance"; State benefits - "property tax exemption and V-tags for 100% service connected veterans rated permanently & totally disabled; POW tags; Purple Heart tags; Free Tuition for State supported colleges for eligible children; State Veterans Nursing Homes"; enrolment for health care at the VA hospital; "annuity applications for surviving spouses of military and civil service retirees"; and Eligibility Verification Reports, "securing additional monies based on unreimbursed medical expenses". The office also works with local doctors, the hospital, nursing homes, home health and the Council on Aging "in an effort to identify veterans and/or widows who may be eligible for benefits or need assistance". Each benefit has its own eligibility rules.
Discharges. The office is the county's custodian of military records and records DD-214s free (its own entry).
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