Mission Statement/About Us:
The Jackson County Veteran Services Office staff helps area veterans and their family members obtain Federal Veterans Administration benefits.
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VA Extends Presumption of Service-Connection
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is including three new cancer types in the list of presumed service-connected disabilities due to military environmental exposure under the PACT Act.
Through a sub-regulatory policy letter published to the Federal Register, the following three cancer types have been included in the list of presumptive diseases:
- Male breast cancer.
- Urethral cancer.
- Cancer of the paraurethral glands.
New Toxic Hazards Eligibility
“Beginning today, we’re making millions of Veterans eligible for VA health care years earlier than called for by the PACT Act,” said VA Under Secretary for Health Dr. Shereef Elnahal. “With this expansion, VA can care for all Veterans who served in the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan, the Global War on Terror or any other combat zone after 9/11. We can also care for Veterans who never deployed but were exposed to toxins or hazards while training or on active duty here at home while working with chemicals, pesticides, lead, asbestos, certain paints, nuclear weapons, x-rays and more. We want to bring all of these Veterans to VA for the care they’ve earned and deserve.”
Veterans Administration
PACT Act – Vietnam / Gulf War Era / Post-9/11
https://www.va.gov/resources/the-pact-act-and-your-va-benefits/
Camp Lejeune Contaminated Drinking Water
Marianna VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic
https://www.va.gov/north-florida-health-care/locations/marianna-va-clinic/
Sergeant Ernest I. “Boots” Thomas VA Clinic – Tallahassee, Florida
https://www.va.gov/north-florida-health-care/locations/sergeant-ernest-i-boots-thomas-va-clinic/
Family Caregivers Program
https://www.va.gov/family-member-benefits/comprehensive-assistance-for-family-caregivers/
Patient Advocates – North Florida South Georgia VA Health Care System
https://www.va.gov/north-florida-health-care/health-services/patient-advocates/
State Veterans Nursing Homes
https://floridavets.org/locations/state-veterans-nursing-homes/
White House VA Hotline
https://www.va.gov/ve/whvahotline.asp
VA Claim/Appeal Inquiries
https://www.benefits.gov/benefit/289
VA Claims Intake Center
https://www.benefits.va.gov/compensation/mailingaddresses.asp
Board of Veterans’ Appeals
https://www.bva.va.gov/CustomerService.asp
Request Pertaining to Military Records
https://www.va.gov/vaforms/form_detail.asp?FormNo=180
VA Home Loans
https://www.benefits.va.gov/homeloans/
eBenefits
https://www.ebenefits.va.gov/ebenefits/homepage
eBenefits Customer Support
1-800-983-0937
VA Education and Training Benefits
National Cemetery Administration
https://www.cem.va.gov/cem/index.asp
Tallahassee National Cemetery
https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/tallahassee.asp
Headstones, Markers, and Medallions
Life Insurance
https://www.benefits.va.gov/insurance/
Code of Federal Regulations Title 38 Pensions, Bonuses, and Veteran’s Relief
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CFR-2011-title38-vol1/pdf/CFR-2011-title38-vol1.pdf
Contact Information:
Jackson County Veterans Services
Historic Russ House 4318 Lafayette Street
Marianna, Florida 32446
Phone: (850) 718-0003
Fax: (850) 482-9987