Roscommon County Veterans Affairs (Director Heath Nemeth), Roscommon

The office. The county's Veterans page lists its services: determine eligibility for all VA programmes; "Assist veterans, spouse and children in applying for benefits"; "Initiate service-connected compensation or pension claims with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs"; gather medical evidence; "Initiate request for lost military documentation and separation papers (DD 214, 53-55)"; VA health care enrolment; "Help secure transportation to VA facilities"; education and vocational rehabilitation; Dependency and Indemnity Compensation; death and burial benefits. Its mission: "To assist veterans and their dependents in obtaining any and all county, state and federal benefits to which they are entitled." The Veteran Services page adds burial allowance, adding dependants, medal requests, burial in a national cemetery, education for spouse and children, and "Emergency Financial Assistance (State - Michigan Trust Fund; County - Relief Fund)" (the relief fund entry). The page also posts the county's food pantry list and a list of service organizations. Grants. The Michigan Veterans Trust Fund's county committee meets at 11 a.m. on the first Thursday of January, April, July and October in the County Building and posts the Fund's application and basic eligibility requirements (the Michigan entries carry the Fund). Around the office. The page describes a Veteran Outreach Team with the Sheriff for veterans in jail and homeless veterans, a monthly Veterans Coffee Hour at the Houghton Lake airport (9 a.m., first Thursday), and a relaxation room with a light-therapy lamp and massage chair; these are the page's own undated posts. The County Veterans Service Office Committee meets from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month. Where and when. Veterans Affairs Office, Roscommon County Building, 500 Lake Street, Roscommon, MI 48653-7690; phone 989-275-6047, fax 989-275-7699; Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., "By appointment only - Walk-ins suspended until further notice". Michigan counties run such departments under MCL 35.621 (the Michigan entries); Roscommon's runs on a voted millage (the millage entry).