Veterans Benefits Administration Rolls Out New Benefit Programs

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich

Published July 14, 2020 at 12:01 PM CDT

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Under Secretary of Benefits Paul Lawrence describes several new benefit initiatives targeting new veterans, as well as Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans exposed to chemical weapons.

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